Job 7:2

“As a slave who pants for the shade,
And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

Leviticus 19:13

You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.

Jeremiah 6:4

Prepare war against her;
Arise, and let us attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!

Deuteronomy 24:15

You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.

Psalm 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.

Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.

James 5:4

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Earnestly desireth

The shadow

Bible References

Earnestly desireth

Psalm 119:131
I opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.

The shadow

Jeremiah 6:4
Prepare war against her;
Arise, and let us attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day declines,
For the shadows of the evening lengthen!