In Praise of God's Goodness
1 If the Lord does not build the house,
the work of the builders is useless;
if the Lord does not protect the city,
it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
2 It is useless to work so hard for a living,
getting up early and going to bed late.
For the Lord provides for those he loves,
while they are asleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
4 The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
5 Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Elob ǃgâisib di koas ǃoa
ǃGûǃapas di tsanas Salomob dis
1 ǃKhūb ga omsa om tama io
on ge ǁîb di omaona ǁause ra ǀhupu.
ǃKhūb ga ǃāsa ǃûi tama io,
on ge ǁnān ǁîsa ra ǃûina ǁause ǂkhaikari ra hâ.
2 ǁAu-i ge a ǁaeb mâ hîa du ra khâi tsî ǀhana hâse sâǃgûsa,
pereb tsûb diba ra ǂûse.
ǃKhūb ge ǁîb ǀnam hâna ǃgâi ǂomsa ra mā.
3 Aore ǀgôagu ge ǀumi-amǃnâs ǃKhūba xu hâs ase ī;
ǁhās di ǂûtanib ge a mādawa-am.
4 ǂĀgu ǃkhamaob ǃomgu ǃnâ ī khami,
ǁnāti gu ge sa ǂkhamsis ǀgôaga ī.
5 Mâtikōseb a ǀkhaesa ǁnā khoeb ǁîga ǂguise ūhâba.
ǁÎb ge taotaohe tide
khākhoen âb ǀkhab ga ǂgâ-ams tawa ǃhoao.
