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 "messages for you" or "words for you"
 
+# you cannot bear them
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+The word "bear" or carry here is a metaphor. Possible meanings are 1) being able to understand the words. Alternate translation: "you cannot obey them" Or 2) being able to obey the words. Alternate translation: "you cannot obey them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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