From f40fa3aa31bcd2653184cfb12a1c4fc3adc6ae9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:51:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update hag/01/06.md --- hag/01/06.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/hag/01/06.md b/hag/01/06.md index 9a7dd677c5..4270542014 100644 --- a/hag/01/06.md +++ b/hag/01/06.md @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ +# General Information + +Scripture frequently uses the imagery of farming in reference to spiritual matters. The statement "You have sown much seed, but bring in little harvest" indicates that they had done a lot but have very little to show for it. The ULB sets poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text. + # bring in little -"harvest little" or "bring in only a small crop" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) +"harvest little" or "bring in only a small crop" # but cannot get drunk @@ -8,5 +12,4 @@ There is not enough wine to satisfy the people's thirst and not nearly enough fo # the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes -Not earning enough money to buy necessary goods is spoken of as if the person were losing the money that falls out through holes in the money bag. Alternate translation: "the money the worker earns is gone before he finishes buying everything he needs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +"the money the worker earns is gone before he finishes buying everything he needs". \ No newline at end of file