2. It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.
3. Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.
5. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate.