2As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,


In Context

1 Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

2 As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

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

4 If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.

Job 7:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:2Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as an hireling looks for the reward of his work: