en_tn/job/16/15.md

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I have sewn sackcloth to my skin

AT: "I have sewn sackcloth over my body;" Job describes his lamentation as if the cloth was attached to his body. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

I have thrust my horn into the ground

"Horn" represents the power and authority he had before but now is no more. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the shadow of death

Job describes death as having a shadow that appears on his eyelids. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

no violence in my hands

"Hands" refers to a person's ability and activity. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)