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796 B
Markdown
19 lines
796 B
Markdown
## He takes away understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth ##
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"He causes some rulers to become foolish" (UDB)
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## he causes them to wander ##
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"he causes them to go in the wrong direction" or "he causes them to go astray"
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## in a wilderness where there is no path ##
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"in a wasteland with no paths" or "in an unmarked wasteland"
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## They grope in the dark without light ##
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"AT: They feel around like a blind man" or "They try to find their way like a blind man"
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## he makes them stagger like a drunk man ##
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"he makes them wander and wobble like a person who has had too much alcohol." Job compared the actions of the leaders to a person's attempts to walk while under the influence of alcohol - both lack direction and purpose. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) |