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# As prosperity increases
The word "prosperity" may be expressed as an adjective. Alternate translation: "As a person becomes more prosperous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
"As a person becomes more prosperous"
# so also do the people who consume it
Possible meanings are 1) "so also the person spends more money" or 2) "so also there will be more people who use his wealth."
"so also the person spends more money" or "so also there will be more people who use his wealth."
# who consume it
This speaks of people spending wealth as if they were "eating" it. Alternate translation: "who use it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
"who use it"
# What advantage in wealth is there to the owner except to watch it with his eyes?
The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that the wealthy do not benefit from their wealth. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "The only benefit that the owner has from wealth is that he can look at it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
"The only benefit that the owner has from wealth is that he can look at it"