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- Man - Some understand this to be simply a way of addressing a stranger. Others understand that Jesus was rebuking the man. Your language might have a way of addressing people in either of these ways. Some people do not translate this word at all.
- who made me a judge or a mediator over you? - This is a rhetorical question. It could also be translated as "I am not your judge or mediator." Some languages would use the plural form for "you" or "your." Languages that have a dual form would use that. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion, en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
- mediator - A mediator is a person who solves disagreements between people.
- And he said to them - The word "them" here probably refers to the whole crowd of people. This could be translated as "And Jesus said to the crowd."
- Keep yourself from all greedy desires - "Guard yourself from every form of greed." It could also be translated as "Don't allow yourself to love having things" or "Don't be controlled by the urge to have more."
- someone's life - This is a general statement of fact. It does not refer to any specific person. Some languages have a way of expressing that.
- the abundance of his possessions - "how many things he owns" (UDB) or "how much wealth he has"