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13 lines
716 B
Markdown
# Your memorable sayings are proverbs made of ashes
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Ashes represent things that are worthless and do not last. AT: "Your memorable sayings are worthless like ashes" or "Your memorable sayings will be forgotten like ashes that are blown away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your defenses are defenses made of clay
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Job speaks of what they say as if it were a wall made of clay around a city; it cannot defend the people because clay breaks easily. AT: "What you say in defense is as useless as a wall of clay" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# your defenses
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Possible meanings are that this refers to 1) what they say to defend themselves or 2) what they say to defend God.
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