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so clothes the grass in the fields
Jesus continues to speak about the lilies as if they were people who wore clothes. The lilies being clothed is a metaphor for the plants having beautiful and colorful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
grass
If your language has a general word that can refer both to "grass" and to the word you used for "lilies" in the previous verse, you can use it here.
is thrown into the oven
The Jews at that time used grass in their fires to cook their food. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "someone throws it into a fire" or "someone burns it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
how much more will he clothe you ... faith?
Jesus uses this question to teach the people that God will provide what they need. Alternate translation: "he will certainly clothe you ... faith." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
you of little faith
"you who have such little faith." Jesus addresses the people this way because their anxiety about clothing shows they have little faith in God.