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35 lines
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## My days are swifter than a running messenger ##
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This phrase describes the days as being able to run like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## running messenger ##
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"runner" or "running man"
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## my days flee away; they see no good anywhere ##
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See above. Also, the second part of this clause describes the days as being able to see like a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## they see no good anywhere ##
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"and nothing good ever happens to me" (UDB)
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## They are as fast as papyrus reed boats ##
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Job compared the speed of the days passing by to the speed of fast boats. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## They are as fast as ##
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"They pass quickly by like"
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## papyrus reed boats ##
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Papyrus reed is a hollow grass that grows along the banks of rivers. "boats made out of reed"
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## and as fast as the eagle that swoops down on its victim ##
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"and as the eagle that flies down quickly to catch its food"
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## the eagle ##
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Possible meanings are 1)eagle or 2) vulture |