RobH_en_tn/job/19/20.md

# General Information:

Job continues to speak to his three friends.

# My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh

"I am just skin and bones" or "My skin sticks to my bones." Job speaks of his bones, skin, and flesh to describe his appearance. He was extremely thin, and people could easily see the shape of his bones. Some languages have idioms for this.

# I survive only by the skin of my teeth

This idiom means that he is barely surviving, that he almost does not survive. Alternate translation: "I am barely alive" or "I hardly survive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`Job continues to speak to his three friends.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"I am just skin and bones" or "My skin sticks to my bones." Job speaks of his bones, skin, and flesh to describe his appearance. He was extremely thin, and people could easily see the shape of his bones. Some languages have idioms for this.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I survive only by the skin of my teeth`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This idiom means that he is barely surviving, that he almost does not survive. Alternate translation: "I am barely alive" or "I hardly survive" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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