Job 7:1-2

International Children’s Bible

7 “Man has a hard task on earth.
His days are like those of a hired man.
²Man is like a slave wishing for the evening shadows.
Or he is like a hired man who wants his pay.

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Job 7:1-2

King James Version

7 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

²As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

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Job 7:1-2

New International Version

7 “Do not mortals have hard service^(A) on earth?^(B)
Are not their days like those of hired laborers?^(C)
²Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,^(D)
or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,^(E)