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Will hope go down with me ... dust?
The implicit answer is "no." This question can be written as a statement. AT: "Hope will not go down with me ... dust." or "I will no longer hope when I go down ... dust." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
gates of Sheol
Sheol does not really have gates, but it is a metaphor for Job entering Sheol. AT: "when I go into Sheol" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
when we
"when I and the things that I hope for" or "when I and my hopes." The word "we" refers to Job and his hope.
descend to the dust
This is an idiom. AT: "die and are buried" or "go to the grave" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)