Bible verse
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.
Job 7:2 · 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.
6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
KJV
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:
ASV
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
ERV
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages:
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