Job 9:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³When a good person dies
a sudden death,
    God sits back and laughs.
²⁴And who else but God
    blindfolds the judges,
then lets the wicked
    take over the earth?

My Life Is Speeding By

²⁵My life is speeding by,
without a hope of happiness.

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Job 9:23-25

New International Version

²³When a scourge^(A) brings sudden death,
    he mocks the despair of the innocent.^(B)
²⁴When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,^(C)
    he blindfolds its judges.^(D)
    If it is not he, then who is it?^(E)