unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/049/018.md

# He blessed his soul

Here the word "soul" refers to the whole person. This phrase means that he considered himself to be happy and successful because of his riches. AT: "He congratulated himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# men praise you when you live for yourself

Here the writer offers a general statement about how people speak of other people who are successful according to worldly standards.

# live for yourself

This phrase refers to living successfully according to worldly standards. AT: "do well for yourself" or "live successfully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# he will go to the generation of his fathers

"he will go to where his fathers' generation is." This is a euphemism that means that the rich man will die and join his ancestors in the grave. AT: "he will join his ancestors in the grave" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# they will never see the light again

The word "they" refers to the rich man and his ancestors. The word "light" may refer to the sun or be a metaphor for life. AT: "they will never see the sun again" or "they will never live again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He blessed his soul`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the word "soul" refers to the whole person. This phrase means that he considered himself to be happy and successful because of his riches. AT: "He congratulated himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# men praise you when you live for yourself`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the writer offers a general statement about how people speak of other people who are successful according to worldly standards.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# live for yourself`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This phrase refers to living successfully according to worldly standards. AT: "do well for yourself" or "live successfully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# he will go to the generation of his fathers`

			`"he will go to where his fathers' generation is." This is a euphemism that means that the rich man will die and join his ancestors in the grave. AT: "he will join his ancestors in the grave" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`

			`# they will never see the light again`

			`The word "they" refers to the rich man and his ancestors. The word "light" may refer to the sun or be a metaphor for life. AT: "they will never see the sun again" or "they will never live again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`