“Not only is this life painful, but it is also frightful, because, after being wounded, I am now in the condition to fear the blows of the Lord. This is why I jump from one place to another in fright, like those slaves who are threatened by their master. In addition, every day, like laborers who wait for their wages—an…”
Hesychius of Jerusalem, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON JOB 10.7.2-3
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2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
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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?
— Job 7:2 —
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.