Job 7:1

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 7:1

BSB
"Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
AKJV
Is there not an appointed time to man on earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
CPDV
The life of a man on the earth is a battle, and his days are like the days of a hired hand.
ERV
Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? and are not his days like the days of an hireling?
NHEB
"Isn't a man forced to labor on earth? Aren't his days like the days of a hired hand?
SMT
Is there not warfare to man upon the earth, and his days as the days of a hireling?

Commentary for Job 7:1

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 7:1
Summary
Human existence involves appointed suffering
Place
Earth
Event
Job philosophizes on mortality
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Wisdom