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24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
He covereth the faces of the judges thereof:
If it be not he, who then is it?

25 Now my days are swifter than a [a]post:
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They are passed away as the [b]swift ships;
As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:25 Or, runner
  2. Job 9:26 Hebrew ships of reed.

24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(A)
    he blindfolds its judges.(B)
    If it is not he, then who is it?(C)

25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(D)
    they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(E)
26 They skim past(F) like boats of papyrus,(G)
    like eagles swooping down on their prey.(H)

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