Job 7:2

As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,

Leviticus 19:13

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Jeremiah 6:4

Prepare war against her. Arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day hath declined, for the shadows of the evening are lengthening.

Deuteronomy 24:15

on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee.

Psalm 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.

Psalm 143:6

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

James 5:4

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

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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 thy commandments.
Psalm 143:6
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah.

The shadow

Jeremiah 6:4
Prepare war against her. Arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day hath declined, for the shadows of the evening are lengthening.