涙をもって種まく者は、
喜びの声をもって刈り取る。
種を携え、涙を流して出て行く者は、
束を携え、喜びの声をあげて帰ってくるであろう。
口語訳
Let those who wept as they
planted their crops,
gather the harvest with joy!
Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed
Will come back singing for joy,
as they bring in the harvest.