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# My days are swifter than a running messenger
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Job compares how quickly his days are passing by to a fast runner. Alternate translation: "My days pass swiftly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# running messenger
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"runner" or "running man"
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# my days flee away
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This pictures the days of Job's life as being able to run away like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# they see no good anywhere
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This pictures the days of Job's life as being able to see like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# no good
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"no good thing"
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