Job 7:2

As, a bondman, panteth for the shadow, and as, a hireling, longeth for his wage,

Leviticus 19:13

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour nor rob him , - The wages of him that is hired shall not tarry with thee, until the morning.

Jeremiah 6:4

Hallow ye against her a war, Arise! and let us go up in broad noon. Woe to us, for the day, hath turned, for the shadows of evening, stretch along.

Deuteronomy 24:15

for his day, shalt thou give his hire neither shall the sun, go in upon it, for, poor, he is, and, unto it, is he lifting up his soul, - lest he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it be, in thee a sin.

Psalm 119:131

My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.

Malachi 3:5

Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood, - and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.

James 5:4

Lo, the wage of the workers who have out down your fields - that which hath been kept back, by you, is crying out; and, the outcries of them who reaped, into the ears of the Lord of hosts, have entered:

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
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.

The shadow

Jeremiah 6:4
Hallow ye against her a war, Arise! and let us go up in broad noon. Woe to us, for the day, hath turned, for the shadows of evening, stretch along.