³ Children are a gift from the Lord;
    they are a reward from him.
⁴ Children born to a young man
    are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.
⁵ How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
    He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

³ Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine,
    flourishing within your home.
Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees
    as they sit around your table.

³⁸ How he blesses them!
    They raise large families there,
    and their herds of livestock increase.

¹³ “Be silent now and leave me alone.
    Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.