Together, these two phrases form an idiomatic expression that refers to a person's entire being. AT: "with all their beings" or "wholeheartedly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
Possible meanings are 1) a person's importance within the community is spoken of as if the person were small or great. AT: "whether the person was important or not" or 2) a young person is spoken of as if he were small and an old person is spoken of as if he were great. AT: "whether the person was young or old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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