“The life of man upon earth is a warfare. In this passage in the old Translation the life of man is not called 'a warfare' at all, but 'a trial,' yet if the meaning of either word be regarded, the sound that meets the ear outwardly is different, yet they make one and the same concordant meaning. For what is represented…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book VIII
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1Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
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— Job 7:1 —
2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.