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23 When disaster brings sudden death,
    he mocks at the calamity[a] of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
    he covers the faces of its judges—
    if it is not he, who then is it?

25 “My days are swifter than a runner;
    they flee away, they see no good.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:23 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

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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