en_tn_lite_do_not_use/job/14/19.md

Like this, you destroy the hope of man

If it is easier in your language, you can put this phrase at the beginning of verse 18 and adjust the text accordingly. Alternate translation: "You destroy the hope of man, just like ... dust of the earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile)

you destroy the hope of man

Destroying hope represents causing the things people hope for not to happen. Alternate translation: "You prevent the hope of man from happening" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

the hope of man

The abstract noun "hopes" can be expressed with the verb "hope." Alternate translation: "the things that man hopes for" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)