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# A person's spirit will endure sickness

Possible meanings are 1) the word "spirit" refers to a person's desire to stay alive. Alternate translation: "Even if a person is sick, he will still want to keep living" Or 2) the word "spirit" refers to the hope a person has that he will survive. Alternate translation: "A person who has hope will be able to survive sickness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# but who can bear a broken spirit?

This is a rhetorical question, expecting the answer that few can bear it. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "but it is very hard to bear a broken spirit." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# a broken spirit

This refers to being depressed. Alternate translation: "being depressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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PDF Prov 18-19 2019-05-27 20:30:34 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) the word "spirit" refers to a person's desire to stay alive. Alternate translation: "Even if a person is sick, he will still want to keep living" Or 2) the word "spirit" refers to the hope a person has that he will survive. Alternate translation: "A person who has hope will be able to survive sickness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is a rhetorical question, expecting the answer that few can bear it. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "but it is very hard to bear a broken spirit." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
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			`# a broken spirit`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This refers to being depressed. Alternate translation: "being depressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
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