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# When I lie down
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The implied information is that this is when Job would lie down to sleep at night. AT: "When I lie down to sleep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I say to myself
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Job poses a question to no one else in particular. AT: "I ask" or "I wonder" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# When will I get up and when will the night be gone?
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Job poses this question to emphasize his intense suffering during the hours he should be sleeping. AT: "I wish I could get up, but night continues." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# tossing to and fro
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"turning back and forth." This indicates that Job has moved on his bed all night without any rest.
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# My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust
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The worms and clods of dust are pictured as covering Job as if they were clothing. AT: "My flesh is covered with worms and clods of dust" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# My flesh
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This represents his whole body. AT: "My body" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# clods of dust
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Possible meanings are 1) lumps or crusts of dirt or 2) scabs on the skin.
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# dissolve and run afresh
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"break out again"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]] |