richmahn_en_tn/psa/102/005.md

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I am like a pelican of the wilderness

He compares his loneliness to that of a pelican, which is often seem alone instead of with other birds. AT: "I am lonely and despised like a pelican in the wilderness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

a pelican

a large fish-eating bird

I have become like an owl in the ruins

The author continues to describe loneliness by comparing himself to an owl in abandoned ruins. AT: "I have become alone like an owl in abandoned ruins" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

an owl

This is a bird that is awake at night. AT: "a night bird"

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