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1 A songe of Salomon of the stayres. Except the Lorde buylde the house, their laboure is but lost that buylde it.
2 Except the Lorde kepe the cytie the watchman waketh but in vayne.
3 It is but lost laboure that ye haste to ryse vp early, and so late take rest, and eate the breade of carefulnesse: for so he gyueth hys beloued sleape.
4 Lo, chyldren and the frute of the wombe are an herytage and gyfte, that commeth of the Lorde.
5 Lyke as the arowes in the hande of the gyaunt, euen so are the yonge chyldren. Happy is the man, that hath hys quyuer full of them, they shall not be ashamed, when they speake wyth theyr enemyes in the gate.