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# Who can say, "I have kept my heart clean; I am free from my sin"?
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The implicit answer to this question is, "No one can say that." This rhetorical question can be written as a statement. AT: "No one can say that his heart is clean and that he is free from sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# my heart
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Here a person's "heart" refers to his thoughts and desires. AT: "my thoughts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# clean
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A person who God considers spiritually acceptable is spoken of as if the person where physically clean. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# I am free from my sin
"I am without sin" or "I have not sinned"