## I have sewn sackcloth to my skin ##

AT: "I have sewn sackcloth over my body;" Job describes his lamentation as if the cloth was attached to his body. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## I have thrust my horn into the ground ##

"Horn" represents the power and authority he had before but now is no more. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the shadow of death ##

Job describes death as having a shadow that appears on his eyelids. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## no violence in my hands ##

"Hands" refers to a person's ability and activity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])