## Will hope go down with me ... ##

The implicit answer is "no." AT: "Hope will not go down with me ..." or "I will no longer hope when I go down ..." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## gates of sheol ##

Sheol does not really have gates, but it is a metaphor for Job entering sheol. AT: "when I go into sheol" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## when we ##

The word "we" refers to Job and his hope.

## descend to the dust ##

"go down into the dirt" AT: "go to sheol" or "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])