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# For he pays back a person's work
This means that he gives to a person what he deserves for the work he has done. Here "work" is a metaphor for what a person does. Alternate translation: "For he gives to a person what he deserves in return for he does" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# he makes every man come upon the reward of his own ways
The phrase "his own ways" is an idiom for how a person lives his life. Elihu emphasizes that God gives to people what they deserve. Alternate translation: "he causes every man to receive the reward he deserves for how he lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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