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469 B
consume the things they desire like a moth
God will take away the things they value in the same way as a moth eats a piece of cloth. AT: "consume the things they desire like a moth eats away at clothing" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
all people are nothing but vapor
The writer speaks of the frailty of people as if they were mist that disappears quickly. AT: "everyone is completely fragile" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)