Psalm 127:1-2

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Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

¹Unless the Lord builds^(A) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches^(B) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.
²In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food^(C) to eat—
    for he grants sleep^(D) to^[a] those he loves.^(E)

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Footnotes

Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for

Proverbs 23:4

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Saying 8

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.

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Proverbs 23:4 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 4:6

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⁶Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil^(A)
and chasing after the wind.

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Ecclesiastes 4:6 in all English translations

Isaiah 30:15

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¹⁵This is what the Sovereign^(A) Lord, the Holy One^(B) of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest^(C) is your salvation,
in quietness and trust^(D) is your strength,
but you would have none of it.^(E)

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Isaiah 30:15 in all English translations

Matthew 11:28-30

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²⁸“Come to me,^(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.^(B) ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,^(C) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.^(D) ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”^(E)