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## men of low standing ... men of high standing ... ##
This refers to men of all levels of wealth. The phrases "are vanity" and "are a lie" have the same meaning. AT: "men that are poor are vanity, and men that are rich are a lie" or "all men, both low and high, are a lie" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
## ... are vanity ... are a lie ... ##
This means that you can not rely on them or put your trust in them. AT: "... are unreliable ... are untrustworthy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## oppression or robbery ##
These two words have basically the same meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
## for they will ... on them ##
The words "they" and "them" refer to "riches".