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# for a piece of bread a man will do wrong
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"A piece of bread" here is an exaggeration for a very small bribe or reward. AT: "a man will sin for very little gain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# do wrong
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"sin"
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# A stingy man
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"A selfish man." This is a person who does not like to share his possessions or spend money.
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# hurries after riches
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The stingy man is spoken of as if he was chasing after wealth. AT: "is greedy for riches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# poverty will come upon him
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The result of being stingy is spoken of as if poverty was overtaking the stingy person. The abstract noun "poverty" can be translated as an adjective. AT: "he will suddenly become poor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/partial]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]] |