unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/24/11.md

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Connecting Statement:

Job continues speaking.

The poor people make oil

they squeezed olives in order to extract olive oil from them

within the walls of those wicked men

Here "walls" refers to the whole house. AT: "in the houses of those evil men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

they tread the wicked men's winepresses

It may be helpful to state that they do this to produce juice to make wine. AT: "they tread on grapes to make juice for wine" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

they themselves suffer thirst

"they suffer from thirst" or "they are thirsty"

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