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  • and poverty comes upon you like a robber, and your needs will come to you like an armed soldier - The same idea is expressed in two different ways. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
  • poverty comes upon you like a robber - Poverty is compared to a robber who steals from you. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile and :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_personification)
  • your needs will come to you like an armed soldier - Your needs are compared to an armed soldier, or an armed robber who comes upon you. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile and :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_personification)