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# A stingy man
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"A selfish man." This is a person who does not like to share his possessions or spend money.
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# hurries after riches
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The stingy man is spoken of as if he was chasing after wealth. Alternate translation: "is greedy for riches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# poverty will come upon him
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The result of being stingy is spoken of as if poverty was overtaking the stingy person. The abstract noun "poverty" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "he will suddenly become poor" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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