en_tn/job/33/13.md

# General Information:

Elihu continues speaking to Job.

# Why do you struggle against him?

Elihu uses this question to emphasize that Job should not struggle against God. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "You should not struggle against God." or "You should not try to argue with God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# He does not account for any of his doings

"He does not have to explain to us anything he does"

# God speaks once—yes, twice

This is an idiom. AT: "God speaks again and again in different ways" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# a dream ... a vision of the night

These phrases have the same meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumber on the bed

This speaks of people being in a deep sleep as if the sleep fell upon them or overcame them. AT: "when people are fully asleep on their bed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dream]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vision]]