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# As prosperity increases
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The word "prosperity" may be expressed as an adjective. Alternate translation: "As a person becomes more prosperous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# so also do the people who consume it
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Possible meanings are 1) "so also the person spends more money" or 2) "so also there will be more people who use his wealth."
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# who consume it
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This speaks of people spending wealth as if they were "eating" it. Alternate translation: "who use it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# What advantage in wealth is there to the owner except to watch it with his eyes?
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The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that the wealthy do not benefit from their wealth. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "The only benefit that the owner has from wealth is that he can look at it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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