25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

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25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(A)
    they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(B)
26 They skim past(C) like boats of papyrus,(D)
    like eagles swooping down on their prey.(E)

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25 “Now (A)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like [a]swift ships,
(B)Like an eagle swooping on its prey.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:26 Lit. ships of reeds