24 “The earth (A)is given into the hand of the wicked;
He (B)covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?

25 “Now (C)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, (D)they see no good.
26 “They slip by like (E)reed boats,
Like an (F)eagle that swoops on [a]its prey.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:26 Lit food

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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