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This chapter continues Job's speech, which started in [Job 12:1](../12/01.md).
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## Man, who is born of woman ##
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This refers to all people, both men and women; all are born into this world.
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## is full of trouble ##
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AT: "his life is full of trouble" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down ##
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A man's short life is compared to that of a flower. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## He flees like a shadow and does not last ##
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A man's short life is compared to a shadow that disappears quickly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## Do you look at any of these? ##
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Job talks to God; he implies that God should not pay attention to him. AT: "God, you should pay attention to any human being" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## look at ##
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This has here a negative connotation. AT: "pay attention to" or "look for faults in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## any of these ##
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Job speaks about himself in the third person. AT: "me"
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## Do you bring me into judgment with you? ##
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Implied is that God should not judge Job because he is so small. AT: "Do you accuse me of sinning?" or "You should not threaten to judge me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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