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## To which of the holy ones will you turn? ##
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Eliphaz poses this question to make the point that no one Job can turn to for help. AT: "Is there a holy one to whom you may turn?" or "There is no holy one to whom you can turn for help." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## jealousy kills the silly one" ##
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"jealousy kills the gullible one"
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## a foolish person taking root ##
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Here a foolish person is compared to a tree taking root, suggesting that the person grows in foolishness over time. "a foolish person becoming grounded in foolishness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## But suddenly I cursed his home ##
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"But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place" |