New International Version
Like 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 Standard Bible
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

King James Bible
As 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,

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,

Legacy Standard Bible
As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly hopes 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.

American Standard Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

Contemporary English Version
We are slaves in search of shade; we are laborers longing for our wages.

English Revised Version
As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling that looketh for his wages:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

Good News Translation
like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid.

International Standard Version
I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.

Majority Standard Bible
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

NET Bible
Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,

New Heart English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks 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;

World English Bible
As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages, Literal Standard Version
As 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:Douay-Rheims Bible
As 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,

New American Bible
Like a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for wages,

New Revised Standard Version
Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like laborers who look for their wages,Lamsa Bible
As a servant who eagerly longs for eventide, and as a hireling who looks to complete his job;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And like a Servant who waits for the shade, and like a hired man who waits to finish his workJPS Tanakh 1917
As 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?

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