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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