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like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls
The implied information is that the man was looking for valuable pearls that he could buy. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
a merchant
a trader or wholesale dealer who often obtains merchandise from distant places
valuable pearls
A "pearl" is a smooth, hard, shiny, white or light-colored bead formed inside mollusks in the sea and highly prized as a gem or to make into valuable jewelry. Alternate translation: "fine pearls" or "beautiful pearls" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)