“"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked." With regard to the context of the passage, Job seems to state that his earthly part, that is, his body, is given to torments and vexations. The permission to afflict it is granted to the impious. Therefore, it certainly happens that those who see cannot express a fair…”
Julian of Eclanum, 5th c. — EXPOSITION ON THE BOOK OF JOB 9:24
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24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
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In context
22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
— Job 9:24 —
25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.