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Job continues to speak.
My days are past
AT: "My time is past" or "My life is over" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
my plans are over
AT: "my plans will never happen"
even the wishes of my heart
AT: "even my wishes will never happen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
These people, these mockers
These two words refer to the same people, namely Job's friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. He uses two words to emphasize their unfriendly attitude. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
change the night into day
AT: "they claim it is daytime when it is night" or "what they say is the opposite of what is true, just like the night is the opposite of the day" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)