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Job 7:2–3
2 “As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
3 So am I allotted months of vanity,
And anights of trouble are appointed me.
Job 7:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,
or a hired laborer waiting to be paid,
3 so I have been allotted months of futility,
and nights of misery have been assigned to me.
Job 7:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Like a slave who longs for the shadow,
and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,
3 so I am allotted months of emptiness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
Job 7:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, And as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 7:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 like a worker who longs for the shade,
like a servant waiting to be paid.
3 I, too, have been assigned months of futility,
long and weary nights of misery.
Job 7:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
3 So I have been allotted months of futility,
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.
Job 7:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 They are like a slave wishing for the evening shadows,
like a laborer waiting to be paid.
3 But I am given months that are empty,
and nights of misery have been given to me.
Job 7:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow,
And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:
3 So am I made to possess months of misery,
And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 7:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Job 7:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 Like a slave, he longs for shade.
Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.
3 Likewise, I have been given months that are of no use,
and I have inherited nights filled with misery.
Job 7:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Like a slave he longs for shade;
like a hired man he waits for his pay.
3 So I have been made to inherit months of futility,
and troubled nights have been assigned to me.
Job 7:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Like a slave who longs for the shadow,
and like laborers who look for their wages,
3 so I am allotted months of emptiness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
Job 7:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 Like a slave he longs for the shadow,
and like a laborer he waits for his wages.
3 So I had to inherit months of worthlessness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
Job 7:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 I’ve been like a slave
who longs for the evening shadows to come.
I’ve been like a hired worker
who can hardly wait to get paid.
3 I’ve been given several months that were useless to me.
My nights have been filled with suffering.
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