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# He will not be rich; his wealth will not last
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These two litotes express that he will be the opposite of rich, that he will be poor. AT: "he will be poor; all his money will disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# not even his shadow will last on the earth
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This repeats the idea that all the possessions of the wicked will disappear. Other translations may read: "nor will his possessions spread out on the earth."
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# out of darkness
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Darkness here represents death. AT: "out of the darkness of death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# a flame will dry up his stalks
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Here the flame represents God's judgment and the drying up of his stalks represents either the fact that his possessions disappear, or that he will die. AT: "God will take everything he owns away, like a fire dries out the moist branches of a tree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the breath of God's mouth
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Here God's "breath" represents his judgement. AT: "God's breath" or "God's judgment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he will go away
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This refers to him dying. AT: "he will die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shadow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness]] |