en_tn/job/17/16.md

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Will hope go down with me ...

The implicit answer is "no." AT: "Hope will not go down with me ..." or "I will no longer hope when I go down ..." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

gates of sheol

Sheol does not really have gates, but it is a metaphor for Job entering sheol. AT: "when I go into sheol" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

when we

The word "we" refers to Job and his hope.

descend to the dust

"go down into the dirt" AT: "go to sheol" or "die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)