Job 14:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.”

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BSBPD

“look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 14:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 7:1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?
  2. Job 7:16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  3. Job 7:19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
  4. Job 10:20Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
  5. Psalms 39:13Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
  6. Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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