² In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for he grants sleep to[1] those he loves.

² 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 .

² It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don't you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?

² It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.