unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/12/27.md

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Consider the lilies—how they grow

"Think about how the lilies grow"

lilies

Lilies are beautiful flowers that grow wild in the fields. If your language does not have a word for lily, you can use the name of another flower like that or translate it as "flowers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

neither do they spin

The process of making thread or yard for cloth is called "spinning." It may be helpful to make this explicit. Alternate translation: "neither do they make thread in order to make cloth" or "and they do not make yarn" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

Solomon in all his glory

"Solomon, who had great wealth" or "Solomon, who wore beautiful clothes"