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 # The hand of the diligent
 
-"Hand" represents what a person does -- his works. Alternate translation: "Diligent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"Hand" represents what a person does—his works. Alternate translation: "Diligent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
 # will be put to forced labor