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Psalm 127:2

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2In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for foodw to eat—

for he grants sleepx toa those he loves.y

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Footnotes

  1. aOr eat— / for while they sleep he provides for

Cross references

  1. wSee Ge 3:17
  2. xSee Nu 6:26; See Job 11:18
  3. ySee Dt 33:12; Ecc 2:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is in vain that you rise up early

and go late to rest,

eating the bread of anxious toil;

for he gives to his beloved sleep.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In vain you get up early and stay up late,

working hard to have enough food—

yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is useless for you to work so hard

from early morning until late at night,

anxiously working for food to eat;

for God gives rest to his loved ones.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late,

eating the bread of anxious toil,

when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.

KJV 1900King James Version

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late,

To eat the bread of sorrows:

For so he giveth his beloved sleep.