en_tn/job/06/01.md

## if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance! ##

Here the writer uses two different statements to convey a single idea, the burden of Job's suffering.  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## in the balance ##

"on a scale"

## For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas ##

Job compares the burden of his suffering to the weight of wet sand; both can crush a person.  "The burden of my anguish and troubles is heavier than the sand on the seashore."  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance! ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Here the writer uses two different statements to convey a single idea, the burden of Job's suffering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## in the balance ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"on a scale"`

			`## For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas ##`

			`Job compares the burden of his suffering to the weight of wet sand; both can crush a person. "The burden of my anguish and troubles is heavier than the sand on the seashore." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`