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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes telling his parable. This is the end of the part of the story that began in [Luke 12:1](../12/01.md).
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# Leave it alone
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"Do not do anything to the tree" or "Do not cut it down"
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# put manure on it
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"put manure in the soil." Manure is animal dung. People put it in the ground to make the soil good for plants and trees. AT: "put fertilizer on it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# If it bears fruit next year, good
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It may be helpful to state what will happen. AT: "If it has figs on it next year, we can allow it to keep growing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# cut it down
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The servant was making a suggestion; he was not giving a command to the owner. AT: "Tell me to cut it down" or "I will cut it down"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear]] |