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24 When land falls into the hands of evil people,
    God covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.
    If it is not God who does this, then who is it?

25 “My days go by faster than a runner.
    They fly away without my seeing even a little joy.
26 They glide past like boats made of papyrus plants.
    My days are like eagles that swoop down on animals they attack.

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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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