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every man will be dismayed at his brother and waste away

Possible meanings are 1) "everyone will look at his brother and worry about how much food his brother eats and waste away" or 2) "every one of them will be dismayed and waste away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

waste away

The phrase "waste away" is usually used of flesh or wood rotting. Here it is a metaphor for wicked people becoming thin and dying because they have no food. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)