“As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:”
Job 7:2 (KJV) |
Job 7:2
From Job 7, in the Book of Job (Old Testament).
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Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
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As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
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So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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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.