Bible in Basic English
"They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food."
— Job 9:26, Bible in Basic English
“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.”
“They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. ”
“They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.”
“They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.”
“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.”
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;
I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.
You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?