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15, the writer uses parallelism, conveying a single idea with two different statements to emphasize the destruction of those who do not build their lives on the teachings of their ancestors. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## So also are the paths of all who forget God ##

"Walking a path" is a common idiom that refers to a person's life and its direction. It often refers to whether people are following God's way or their own. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## those whose trust is as fragile as a spider's web ##

Here Bildad compares the lives of the godless to a spider's web; the slightest force will break both. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## he will hold on to it ##

"he will try to keep it together" or "he will try to support it"