“My days ¹  are swifter than a runner, ²  they speed by without seeing happiness.

biblegateway Job 9:25

"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.

My days fly by faster than a runner; they flee without seeing any good.

"My days go by more quickly than a runner. They sprint away. They don’t see anything good.

biblegateway Job 9:25

"My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.

"My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they see no good.

bibleoremus Job 9:25

"My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.

My days have passed more swiftly than a runner, they have slipped away without ever seeing prosperity;

biblegateway Job 9:25

"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.

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

biblegateway Job 9:25

“My days ¹  are swifter than a runner, ²  they speed by without seeing happiness.

¹ tn The text has “and my days” following the thoughts in the previous section.

² sn Job returns to the thought of the brevity of his life (7:6). But now the figure is the swift runner instead of the weaver’s shuttle.