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23 If the whip brings sudden death,
    God will laugh at the suffering of the innocent.
24 When the land falls into the hands of evil people,
    he covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.
    If it is not God who does this, then who is it?

25 “My days go by faster than a runner;
    they fly away without my seeing any joy.

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23 When a scourge(A) brings sudden death,
    he mocks the despair of the innocent.(B)
24 When 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)

25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(F)
    they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(G)

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23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?

25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

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