Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep… — Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
In the original Hebrew
אִם־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ לֹא־יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא ׀ עָמְל֣וּ בֹונָ֣יו בֹּ֑ו אִם־יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא־יִשְׁמָר־עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא ׀ שָׁקַ֬ד שֹׁומֵֽר:
Psalm 127:1
450 BC
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 127:1).