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# Wealth dwindles away
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"Wealth decreases" or "Wealth slowly disappears"
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# working with his hand
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The phrase "working with his hand" refers to physical work instead of only mental or other types of work. Many people give physical work a low value. Alternate translation: "working with physical strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# make his money grow
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Money is compared to a tree that grows. Alternate translation: "make his money increase" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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