Bible in Basic English
"The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?"
— Job 9:24, Bible in Basic English
“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?”
“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?”
“If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?”
I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.
It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.
If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.
The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food.
If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;