en_tn/job/31/38.md

# General Information:

This concludes Job's description of situations in which he would deserve God's punishment, but he knows they are not true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])

# If my land ever cries out against me, and its furrows weep together

Job speaks of being guilty as if his land were a person who cries out against Job because of the wrong Job has done to the land. AT: "If I have done wrong concerning my land" or "If I have stolen my land from someone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# to lose their lives

This represents dying. AT: "to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# weeds instead of barley

The words "let" and "grow" are understood from the previous phrase. AT: "let weeds grow instead of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`This concludes Job's description of situations in which he would deserve God's punishment, but he knows they are not true. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# If my land ever cries out against me, and its furrows weep together`

			`Job speaks of being guilty as if his land were a person who cries out against Job because of the wrong Job has done to the land. AT: "If I have done wrong concerning my land" or "If I have stolen my land from someone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])`

			`# to lose their lives`

			`This represents dying. AT: "to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# weeds instead of barley`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "let" and "grow" are understood from the previous phrase. AT: "let weeds grow instead of barley" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])`