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24 When the earth is given into the hands of the wicked,
    he blindfolds the eyes of its judges.[a]
If it is not he who does so,
    then who else is responsible?

There Is No Arbiter To Judge between God and Me

25 “My days pass more swiftly than a runner;
    they fly away without any experience of happiness.
26 They skim past like boats of papyrus,
    like an eagle swooping upon its prey.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:24 Blindfolds the eyes of [the earth’s] judges: in our day, we portray Lady Justice as wearing a blindfold, meaning that she will be an impartial judge. Job accused God of blindfolding the judges of his time so that they would be oblivious to both crimes and innocence.