## But a real widow is left all alone  ##

<b>But a real widow is left all alone <b>- "But one who is truly a widow has no family"

## she always waits before him with requests and prayers ##

"She patiently waits for God with her requests and prayers"

## However ##

"But"

## the luxury-loving woman  ##

<b>the luxury-loving woman <b>- "the woman who lives only for her own pleasure"

## dead ##

This metaphor means that she is not able to respond to God. It can be translated “like a dead person, she does not respond to God.” (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## alive ##

This refers to physical life.