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## translationWords
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* [[en:tw:justice]]
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## translationNotes
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* Jesus continues telling his parable.
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* **widow** - A widow is a woman whose husband has died. Jesus' hearers would have thought of her as without defense against evildoers.
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* **help me get justice against** - This could be translated as "punish" or "grant me retribution against."
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* **my opponent** - "my enemy" or "the person who is trying to harm me." This is an opponent in a lawsuit. It is not clear whether the woman is suing the man or the man is suing the woman.
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* **fear God** - "revere God"
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* **man** - This refers here to "people" in general.
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* **causes me trouble** - This can also be translated as "bothers me."
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* **wear me out ** - "exhaust me"
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* **by her constant coming** - "by continually coming to me"
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