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)