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# scorns obedience to a mother
The word "obedience" is a metonym for the mother herself. It is also an abstract noun that can be stated as "obey." Alternate translation: "considers his mother worthless and will not obey her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# his eyes ... the vultures
The writer says that the person will die by giving two pictures of what happens to people who die away from where people live.
# his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "the ravens of the valley will peck out his eyes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# ravens
large, shiny, black birds that eat plants and dead animals
# he will be eaten by the vultures
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "the vultures will eat him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# vultures
any one of several large birds that eat dead animals and have small, featherless heads