24 The earth[a] is handed over to the wicked;
he blindfolds[b] its judges.(A)
If it isn’t he, then who is it?

25 My days fly by faster than a runner;[c](B)
they flee without seeing any good.(C)
26 They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:24 Or land
  2. 9:24 Lit covers the faces of
  3. 9:25 = a royal messenger

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