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# in the morning they are like the grass ... in the evening it withers and dries up
The people are being compared to grass to emphasize that people do not live a very long time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# it blooms and grows up
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Both of these phrases refer to how the grass grows. Alternate translation: "it begins to grow and develop" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# it withers and dries up
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Both of these phrases refer to how the grass dies. Alternate translation: "it fades and dries up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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