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24     The earth has been given over
        and is under the dominion of some wicked hand.
    God conceals these things from its judges, covering their faces, blinding their eyes.
        If not He, then who is it?

25     As for me, my days are sprinting by like a runner.
        Seeing nothing good, they seek escape.
26     They glide past in swift silence like reed boats on the river.
        Now a blur, they dive like an eagle toward its prey.

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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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