25 lines
646 B
Markdown
25 lines
646 B
Markdown
The writer continues to use parallelism in these verses, conveying a single idea using two different statements to emphasize the impact of Job's misery on his sense of self worth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## I loathe my life ##
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"I despise my life"
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## to always be alive ##
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"to live forever"
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## my days are useless ##
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"my days are pointless" or "my days are of no value"
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## that you should pay attention to him ##
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"that you should magnify him"
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## that you should set your mind on him ##
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"that you should direct your attention to him"
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## that you should observe him ##
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"that you should carefully inspect him" |