Modern Translations New International VersionLike a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired laborer waiting to be paid, New Living Translation like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid. English Standard Version Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, Berean Study Bible Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages. New American Standard Bible “As a slave pants for the shade, And as a hired worker who eagerly waits for his wages, NASB 1995 "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, NASB 1977 “As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, Amplified Bible “As a slave earnestly longs for the shade, And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages, Christian Standard Bible Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired worker he waits for his pay. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hired man he waits for his pay. Contemporary English Version We are slaves in search of shade; we are laborers longing for our wages. Good News Translation like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid. GOD'S WORD® Translation Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay. International Standard Version I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages. NET Bible Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages, Classic Translations King James BibleAs a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: New King James Version Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, King James 2000 Bible As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for the reward of his work: New Heart English Bible As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages, World English Bible As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages, American King James Version As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as an hireling looks for the reward of his work: American Standard Version As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages: A Faithful Version As a servant earnestly desires the shade, and as a hireling looks for his wages, Darby Bible Translation As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages, English Revised Version As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages: Webster's Bible Translation As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work; Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587As a seruant longeth for the shadowe, and as an hyreling looketh for the ende of his worke, Bishops' Bible of 1568 For like as a bonde seruaunt desireth the shadowe, and as an hyreling woulde fayne haue the rewarde of his worke: Coverdale Bible of 1535 For like as a bonde seruaunt desyreth the shadowe, and as an hyrelinge wolde fayne haue an ende of his worke: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs a servant desires the shadow, "" And as a hired worker expects his wage, Young's Literal Translation As a servant desireth the shadow, And as a hireling expecteth his wage, Smith's Literal Translation As the servant will gape for the shadow, and as the hireling will wait for his work: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs a servant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the end of his work; Catholic Public Domain Version Just as a servant desires the shade, and just as the hired hand looks forward to the end of his work, Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd like a Servant who waits for the shade, and like a hired man who waits to finish his work Lamsa Bible As a servant who eagerly longs for eventide, and as a hireling who looks to complete his job; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages; Brenton Septuagint Translation Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?     |