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# how can you compete against horses?
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This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run with horses. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will never compete well against horses." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# If you fall down
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This refers to while the person is running. Alternate translation: "If you fall down while running" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# the safe countryside
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This refers to the open countryside, where it is easy to travel quickly, in contrast to the overgrown thickets along the Jordan River, where it is difficult to move.
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# how will you do in the thickets along the Jordan?
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This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run through the thickets along the Jordan. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will surely not be able to run in the thickets along the Jordan." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# thickets
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many bushes or small trees growing close together
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