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Job 7:2
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Job: My Suffering Is Comfortless

1 “Is there not aa time of hard service for man on earth?
Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? 
2 Like a servant who1 earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, 
3 So I have been allotted amonths of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me. 
4 aWhen I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn. 
5 My flesh is acaked with worms and dust,
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh. 
6 “Mya days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,
And are spent without hope. 
Verse Comparison: Job 7:2

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American Standard Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

Amplified® Bible
As a servant earnestly longs for the shade {and} the evening shadows, and as a hireling who looks for the reward of his work,

Contemporary English Version
We are slaves in search of shade; we are laborers longing for our wages.

Darby English Version
As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

Good News Bible
like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid.

King James Version
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

New American Standard Bible
"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

New International Version
Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,
or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,

New King James Version
Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

Revised Standard Version
Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hireling who looks for his wages,

Young's Literal Translation
As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

New English Translation
Like a servant1 longing for the evening shadow,2 and like a hired man looking3 for his wages,4


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