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Job 7:2
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
King James Version
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
World English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,
American Standard Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
Geneva Bible 1599
As a seruant longeth for the shadowe, and as an hyreling looketh for the ende of his worke,
Darby Translation
As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,
Young's Literal Translation
As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,
Bible in Basic English
As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:
1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me.
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