# Do not hold the sins of our forefathers against us
"Do not continue to remember the sins of our forefathers and punish us for them" or "Forgive us for the sins of our forefathers"
# we are very low
The writer speaks of the people being weak and discouraged as if they were in a low position. Alternate translation: "we are very weak" or "we are very discouraged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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