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# Is it good to you that you should oppress me, to despise the work of your hands while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
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This question expects a "no" answer and can be changed into a statement. Alternate translation: "It is not good that you should oppress me, that you should despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# the work of your hands
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Here God is represented by his "hands." Alternate translation: "what you have created" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# smile on the plans of the wicked
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Here the idiom "smiling on" represents God's approval. Alternate translation: "approve the plans of the wicked" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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