# 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 Both of these phrases refer to how the grass grows. AT: "it begins to grow and develop" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]]) # it withers and dries up Both of these phrases refer to how the grass dies. AT: "it fades and dries up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])