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11 lines
633 B
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# For if the foundations are ruined, what can the righteous do?
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Here "the foundations" may refer to law and order. This rhetorical question is asked to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Righteous people cannot do anything when evil people are not punished when they disobey the laws!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# his eyes watch, his eyes examine the children of mankind
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Here Yahweh is represented by his "eyes." Yahweh is aware of everything that happens. AT: "He examines all that humanity does" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# children of mankind
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"humanity" |