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# I am like a pelican of the wilderness
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He compares his loneliness to that of a pelican, which is often seem alone instead of with other birds. Alternate translation: "I am lonely and despised like a pelican in the wilderness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# a pelican
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a large fish-eating bird
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# I have become like an owl in the ruins
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The author continues to describe loneliness by comparing himself to an owl in abandoned ruins. Alternate translation: "I have become alone like an owl in abandoned ruins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# an owl
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This is a bird that is awake at night. Alternate translation: "a night bird"
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