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\c 127
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\p
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\d A psalm written by Solomon for people going up to the temple to worship.
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\b
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\q1
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\v 1 If people are building a house without Yahweh helping them,
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\q2 they are building it in vain.
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\q1 Similarly, if Yahweh does not protect a city,
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\q2 it is useless for guards to stay awake at night.
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\q1
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\v 2 It is also useless to arise very early and go to sleep late at night
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\q2 so that you can work hard all day to earn money to buy food
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\q1 because Yahweh gives food to those whom he loves even while they sleep.
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\b
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 3 Children are a gift that comes to parents from Yahweh;
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\q2 they are a reward from him.
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\q1
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\v 4 If a man has sons while he is still young,
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\q1 when they grow up, they will be able to help him defend his family
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\q2 as a soldier can defend himself if he has a bow and arrows in his hand.
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\q1
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\v 5 How fortunate is a man who has many sons;
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\q2 he is like a soldier who has many arrows in his quiver.
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\q1 If a man with his many grown sons is taken by his enemies to the place where they decide matters, his enemies will never be able to defeat that man
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\q2 because his sons will help to defend him.
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