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The author continues to describe people who believe their wealth will save them.
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## like a flock ##
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People are compared to a flock of sheep because they will follow their shepherd. (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## death will be their shepherd ##
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This phrase refers to death and the person who leads sheep. This means the choices of the people will only result in their deaths. AT: "death will take them away as a shepherd leads away sheep to be slaughtered" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## in the morning ##
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Night is associated with death so the morning refers to after they die. AT: "after they die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## sheol will consume their bodies ##
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The world of the dead, called sheol, is here spoken of as if it were a person or an animal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## from the power of sheol ##
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AT: "and sheol will not have any power over me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]}
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