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# A stingy man

"A selfish man." This is a person who does not like to share his possessions or spend money.

# hurries after riches

The stingy man is spoken of as if he was chasing after wealth. Alternate translation: "is greedy for riches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# poverty will come upon him

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. Alternate translation: "he will suddenly become poor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# A stingy man`

			`"A selfish man." This is a person who does not like to share his possessions or spend money.`

			`# hurries after riches`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The stingy man is spoken of as if he was chasing after wealth. Alternate translation: "is greedy for riches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# poverty will come upon him`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`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. Alternate translation: "he will suddenly become poor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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