Psalm 127:2 - American Standard Version (1901) 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil–for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep. Common English Bible It is pointless that you get up early and stay up late, eating the bread of hard labor because God gives sleep to those he loves. Catholic Public Domain Version For you will eat by the labors of your hands. Blessed are you, and it will be well with you. |