Job 7:2-4

New Living Translation

²like a worker who longs for the shade,
    like a servant waiting to be paid.
³I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
    long and weary nights of misery.
⁴Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’
    But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

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Job 7:2-4

New International Version

²Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,^(A)
    or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,^(B)
³so I have been allotted months of futility,
    and nights of misery have been assigned to me.^(C)
⁴When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’^(D)
    The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.^(E)

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Job 7:2-4

New King James Version

²Like a servant who ^[a]earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
³So I have been allotted ^(A)months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
⁴^(B)When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.

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Job 7:2-4

English Standard Version

²Like a slave who longs for ^(A)the shadow,
    and like ^(B)a hired hand who looks for his ^(C)wages,
³so I am allotted months of ^(D)emptiness,
    ^(E)and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
⁴^(F)When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’
    But the night is long,
    and I toss and turn till the dawn.