earnestly desireth: Heb. gapeth after, Psalms 119:131, Psalms 143:6
the shadow: Jeremiah 6:4
as an hireling: Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:15; Malachi 3:5; James 5:4
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Job 7:2
Job 7:2
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