Job 7:1-4 ▼

1 “Is not man forced to labor on earth? And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

2 “As a slave earnestly longs for the shade, And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,

3 So am I allotted months of futility and suffering, And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.

4 “When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise [and the night be gone]?’ But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until the dawning of day.