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| Ps 127:2 | 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. |
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| 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. | 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. | King James |
| 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. | 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. | American Standard |
| 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. | It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep. | Basic English |
| 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. | It is vain [07723] for you to rise up [06965] early [07925], to sit up [03427] late [0309], to eat [0398] the bread [03899] of sorrows [06089]: for so he giveth [05414] his beloved [03039] sleep [08142]. | Strong Concordance |
| 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. | It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep. | Updated King James |
| 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. | Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep. | Young's Literal |
| 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. | 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. | Webster |
| 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. | 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. | World English |
| 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. | For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. | Douay Rheims |
| 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. | uxor tua sicut vitis fructifera in penetrabilibus domus tuae filii tui sicut germina olivarum in circuitu mensae tuae | Jerome's Vulgate |
| 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. | 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. | Hebrew Names |
| 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. | Por demás os es el madrugar á levantaros, el veniros tarde á reposar, El comer pan de dolores: Pues que á su amado dará Dios el sueño. | Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| 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. | Por demás os es el madrugar a levantaros, el veniros tarde a reposar, el comer pan de dolores; pues que a su amado dará Dios el sueño. | Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| 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. | 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. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| 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. | 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. | Amplified Bible© |
| 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. | En vain vous levez-vous matin, vous couchez-vous tard, Et mangez-vous le pain de douleur; Il en donne autant à ses bien-aimés pendant leur sommeil. | Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| 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. | C'est en vain que vous vous levez matin, que vous vous couchez tard, que vous mangez le pain de douleurs. Ainsi, il donne le sommeil à son bien-aimé. | John Darby (French) |
| 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. | Inútil vos será levantar de madrugada, repousar tarde, comer o pão de dores, pois ele supre aos seus amados enquanto dormem. | Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |