## My days are swifter than a running messenger ##

This phrase describes the days as being able to run like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

## running messenger ##

"runner" or "running man"

## my days flee away; they see no good anywhere ##

See above. Also, the second part of this clause describes the days as being able to see like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

## they see no good anywhere ##

"and nothing good ever happens to me" (UDB)

## They are as fast as papyrus reed boats ##

Job compared the speed of the days passing by to the speed of fast boats. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## They are as fast as ##

"They pass quickly by like"

## papyrus reed boats ##

Papyrus reed is a hollow grass that grows along the banks of rivers. "boats made out of reed"

## and as fast as the eagle that swoops down on its victim ##

"and as the eagle that flies down quickly to catch its food"

## the eagle ##

Possible meanings are 1)eagle or 2) vulture