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# through bad luck
Possible meanings are 1) "through misfortune" or 2) "through a bad business deal."
# his own son, one whom he has fathered, is left with nothing in his hands
Here the phrase "in his hands" represents ownership. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "he leaves no possession for his own son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])