NET Bible
"Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,"
— Job 7:2, NET Bible
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”
“As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages: ”
“As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,”
“As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;”
“As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:”
“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”
The Brevity of Life“Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?
Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,
thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.
If I lie down, I say,‘When will I arise?’, and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.
My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.