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May he live!
This saying was used to honor the king by expressing a desire to have him live a long time. AT: "May the king live a long time!" or "I desire that the king live a long time!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
May the gold of Sheba be given to him
This can be stated in active form. AT: "May they give him the gold of Sheba" or "May he receive the gold of Sheba" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
all day long
This idiom means "continually" and does not refer only to one day. AT: "continually" or "all the time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
abundance of grain
An "abundance" is when there is much of something. This abstract noun can be stated as "much" or "plenty" AT: "much grain" or "plenty of grain" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
crops
plants that people grow for food
wave
Use the word for what long grass does when a gentle wind blows on it and it moves slowly back and forth.
like Lebanon
"like the cedar trees in Lebanon." These trees were beautiful and had wood that was good for building. The meaning of this can be made clear. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field
The prosperity of the people in the cities is spoken of as if they were grass that grows abundantly in the fields. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)