1 Unless Yahawah () banah (builds) the bayath (house), those who banah (build) it imal (labor) in shawaa (vain). Unless Yahawah () shamar (watches) over the iyar (city), the shamar (watchman) shaqad (watches) over it in shawaa (vain).
2 It is shawaa (vain) for you to qawam (rise) up shakam (early), to achar (stay) up late, akal (eating) the lacham (bread) of toil; For He nathan (gives) shanah (sleep) to His ahabahath (loved) tap (ones).
3 Hanah (Behold), banayam (children) are a nachalah (heritage) of Yahawah (). The paray (fruit) of the batan (womb) is his shakar (reward).
4 As chatz (arrows) in the yad (hand) of a gabawar (mighty) ban (man) — so are the tap (children) of his naiwar (youth).
5 Ashar (who/that) is the gabar (man) who has his ashapah (quiver) malaa (full) of them. They won't be disappointed when they dabar (word / matter) with their awayabayam (enemies) in the shair (gate).