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[a]Is not man (A)conscripted to labor on earth,
And are not his days like the days of (B)a hired man?
As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly hopes for his wages,

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  1. Job 7:1 Lit Has not man compulsory labor

1 Job showeth the shortness and misery of man’s life.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? and are not his days as the days of an [a]hireling?

As a servant longeth for the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the end of his work,

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  1. Job 7:1 Hath not an hired servant some rest and ease? then in this my continual torment I am worse than an hireling.