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# afflict the just, take bribes, and turn aside the needy in the city gate
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This is a list of some of their sins.
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# the just
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The word "just" is a nominal adjective that refers to just people. AT: "just people" or "righteous people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# take bribes
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"let people pay you to do bad things" or "let people pay you to lie about people"
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# turn aside the needy in the city gate
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Here "turn aside the needy" represents telling the needy people to leave. It can be made clear why the needy were at the city gate. AT: "do not allow poor people to bring their cases to the judges in the city gate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the needy
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The word "needy" is a nominal adjective that refers to people who are in need. AT: "people in need" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# any prudent person is silent
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Those who do not want the evil people to harm them will not speak out against the evil deeds. AT: "wise people do not speak about the evil things people are doing"
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# for it is an evil time
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Here "an evil time" represents a time when people are evil and do evil deeds. AT: "for it is a time when people are evil" or "for people do evil things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] |