Berean Standard Bible
““Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?”
Job has lost his children, wealth and health, and his three friends have come to sit with him. After Eliphaz argues that suffering must have a cause, Job answers in chapter 7 by turning to describe how life feels to him.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
World English Bible (WEB)
“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?
King James Version (KJV)
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Has not man his ordered time of trouble on the earth? and are not his days like the days of a servant working for payment?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
CIERTAMENTE tiempo limitado tiene el hombre sobre la tierra, y sus días son como los días del jornalero.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»¡Cuánto ha de batallar la humanidad! Prolongada y penosa es la vida del hombre, como vida de esclavo.
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