19 lines
957 B
Markdown
19 lines
957 B
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## to him sling stones become chaff ##
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This means that sling stones are no more useful than chaff in the wind against Leviathan. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Clubs are regarded as straw ##
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This means that a club is no more effective than a piece of straw for beating Leviathan. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## he laughs at the whirring flight of a spear ##
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The Leviathan is compared to a human being laughing at the futility of their battling against him by throwing spears. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## His lower parts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery ##
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This says that his scales are sharp. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## he leaves a spreading trail in the mud as if he were a threshing sledge ##
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This compares his tail to threshing sledge that scrapes the ground and leaves a mark as it moves. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) |