1.3 KiB
The heart is more deceitful
Here the word "heart" refers to the minds and thoughts of people. AT: "The human mind is more deceitful" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
who can understand it?
The speaker uses this question to emphasize that no one can understand the human heart. AT: "no one can understand it." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
who tests the heart
Here the word "heart" refers to the emotions. AT: "who tests people's desires" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the fruit of his deeds
Here the word "fruit" refers to the results of a person's actions. AT: "what he has done" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
A partridge hatches an egg...become rich unjustly
The person who becomes rich by dishonest means is like a bird that steals eggs from another bird. The bird does not keep the eggs and the rich person will not benefit from his money. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
in his prime of life
AT: "when he has lived only half of his life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
riches will abandon him
AT: "he will loose his wealth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
in the end
"at the end of his life"