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23 When catastrophe[a] brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 The earth[b] is handed over to the wicked;
he blindfolds[c] its judges.(A)
If it isn’t he, then who is it?

25 My days fly by faster than a runner;[d](B)
they flee without seeing any good.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:23 Or whip; Hb obscure
  2. 9:24 Or land
  3. 9:24 Lit covers the faces of
  4. 9:25 = a royal messenger