1.9 KiB
The heart is more deceitful
Here the word "heart" refers to the minds and thoughts of people. AT: "The human mind is more deceitful" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
who can understand it?
The speaker uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that no one can understand the human heart. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "no one can understand it." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
who tests the hearts
Here the word "hearts" represents the emotions. AT: "who tests the emotions" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
according to his ways
Here a person's behavior is spoken of as if it were the paths along which he walks. AT: "according to how he lives" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the fruit of his deeds
Here the results of a person's actions are spoken of as if they were fruit. AT: "what he has done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
A partridge hatches an egg ... become rich unjustly
This analogy of a bird that hatches another bird's eggs is meant to illustrate a rich man who makes his money by robbing others.
when half his days are over
Here the word "days" stands for someone's entire life. AT: "when he has lived only half of his life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
those riches will abandon him
The riches are spoken of as if they were servants who would abandon their owner. AT: "he will lose his wealth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
in the end
"at the end of his life"