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# Connecting Statement:
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The writer continues to use parallelism in these verses, conveying a single idea using two different statements to emphasize the impact of Job's misery on his sense of self worth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# I loathe my life
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"I despise my life"
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# to always be alive
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"to live forever"
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# my days are useless
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"my days are pointless" or "the days of my life are empty"
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# What is man that ... every moment?
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Job asks this question to emphasize that he wonders why God pays attention to people. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Tell me what man is that ... every moment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# set your mind on him
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Here the mind represents thoughts and attention. To "set your mind on" means to give attention to. AT: "direct your attention to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# observe him
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"carefully examine him" |