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Like a slave he longs for the shadow,
and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
So I had to inherit[a] months of worthlessness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
When I lie down, I say,[b] ‘When shall I rise?’
But[c] the night is long,
and I have my fill of tossing until dawn.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 7:3 Literally “I am allotted to me”
  2. Job 7:4 Hebrew “and I say”
  3. Job 7:4 Hebrew “And”

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

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

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