Psalm 127:2

World English Bible (WEB)

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

In context

1 Unless the LORD builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

3 Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

WEB World English Bible: It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
KJV King 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
ASV American Standard Version: It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.
DBY Darby Translation: It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
WBS Webster Bible: It is vain for you to rise early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.