Bible verse
“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
Job 7:1 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 7.
1 “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
2 Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
3 So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
4 When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
KJV
[Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?
ASV
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
ERV
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? and are not his days like the days of an hireling?
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