en_tn_condensed/psa/035/014.md

in grief as for my brother

The writer was as sad as if his own brother had died. Alternate translation: "grieving as if my own brother was ill" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

I bent down in mourning as for my mother

The writer mourned as if his own mother had died. Alternate translation: "I mourned as if my own mother had died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

I bent down

This was a symbol of pain and suffering. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)