Job 9:23-25

International Standard Version

²³If a calamity^[a] causes sudden death,
    he’ll mock at the despair of the innocent.
²⁴A land is given into the hands of a wicked person;^[b]
    he covers the faces of its judges.
        If it is not God,^[c] then who is it?”

Job Argues that God Won’t Acquit Him

²⁵“My days pass faster than a runner;
but they pass quickly without seeing anything good.

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Footnotes

Job 9:23 Or scourge
Job 9:24 Lit. man
Job 9:24 Lit. he

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)