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I am like a deaf man ... hear nothing ... does not hear

The first lines of verse 13 and 14 use a simile to present the same image of the deaf man. The writer is so sick that he cannot hear. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

I am like a mute man ... says nothing ... has no reply

The second lines of verses 13 and 14 use a simile to present the image of the mute man. The writer is so sick that he cannot speak. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

a mute man

a person who cannot speak