# Why is life given to the one who is bitter in soul ... hidden treasure?

"why does God give life to a miserable person?" Alternate translation: "I do not understand why God gives life to a person who is very unhappy ... hidden treasure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# to one who longs for death without it coming

Here death is spoken of as if it were an object coming toward someone. Alternate translation: "to a person who no longer wants to be alive, but is still alive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# to one who digs for death more than for hidden treasure

A person hoping to die is spoken of as if he were digging for buried treasure. Alternate translation: "to a person who wants to stop living more than he wants to look for hidden riches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])