Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

少年时所生的儿女好像勇士手中的箭。

人在年轻时生的儿女好像勇士手中的箭。

人在年轻时生的儿女好像勇士手中的箭。

人年轻时生的儿女犹如战士手中的箭。

年轻时所生的儿女，好像勇士手中的箭。

年轻时所生的儿女，好像勇士手中的箭矢。

少年時所生的兒女好像勇士手中的箭。

人在年輕時生的兒女好像勇士手中的箭。

人在年輕時生的兒女好像勇士手中的箭。

人年輕時生的兒女猶如戰士手中的箭。

年輕時所生的兒女，好像勇士手中的箭。

青年時生的兒女、好像勇士手中的箭。

年輕時所生的兒女，好像勇士手中的箭矢。

壯時之子、如武士手中之矢兮、

有子英勇、猶武夫有利鏃兮、

壯年所生之男子、如勇士手中之箭、

壯士手中箭。青春膝下兒。

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

Children who are born to people when they are young are like arrows in the hands of a soldier.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.

Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth.

As arrows[ are] in the hand of a mighty man; so[ are] children of the youth.

Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:

Grandchildren are the crown of the old, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

For behold, I am going to rouse and bring up against Babylon A contingent of great nations from the land of the north, And they will draw up their battle lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be like an expert warrior Who does not return empty handed.

Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning coals of the broom tree!