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# light upon it
land like a bird upon the wealth (verse 4). This is a metaphor for looking at the wealth for a short time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# it will surely take up wings like an eagle and fly off
A person losing his wealth is spoken of as if the wealth were a bird. Alternate translation: "the wealth will disappear as quickly as an eagle can fly away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# wings like an eagle
wings like an eagle's wings