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# Surely every man walks about like a shadow
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The lives of people are spoken of as if they are as insignificant as shadows. AT: "Everyone disappears like shadows do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# although they do not know who will receive them
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Here it is implied that they do not know what will happen to their wealth after they die. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Now, Lord, for what am I waiting?
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The writer asks this question to emphasize that people cannot help him. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "So now, Yahweh, I can expect to receive nothing from anyone else." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shadow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hope]] |