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25 “Now my days are swifter than a courier; they flee away, they see no good.

26 They are passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that hasteneth to the prey.

27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness and comfort myself,’

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25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(A)
    they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(B)
26 They skim past(C) like boats of papyrus,(D)
    like eagles swooping down on their prey.(E)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(F)
    I will change my expression, and smile,’

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

26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

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