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35 lines
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## thinks himself to be religious ##
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"thinks he worships God correctly"
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## control his tongue ##
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"tongue" is a metonym that could be translated as "what he says." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## he deceives ##
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"fools" or "tricks" or "misleads"
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## his heart ##
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Here "heart" is a synecdoche meaning the whole person. This could be translated as "himself." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## his religion is vain ##
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"his worship is worthless"
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## Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this ##
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"Pure and undefiled" is a doublet that emphasizes what is acceptable to God. This could be translated as "This is the worship that God will accept." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## the fatherless ##
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<b>the fatherless <b>- "those who do not have a father" or "the orphans"
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## widows in their affliction ##
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<b>widows in their affliction <b>- the women who are suffering because their husbands have died
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## to protect oneself the world's corruption ##
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to not allow the evil in the world to cause you to sin. |