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 stay up late,
eating the bread of toil;
for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

² It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved 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 useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.