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# works his land
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This means to till, sow, and care for his crops.
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# whoever follows
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"anyone who follows"
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# follows worthless pursuits
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"chases after worthless projects." The person who is busy doing things that do not produce anything is spoken of as chasing after useless things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# will have plenty of poverty
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The person following worthless pursuits is spoken of as getting the opposite of plenty of food. The abstract noun "poverty" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "will be very poor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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