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 Wearing rough, cheap clothing was a symbol of mourning over sin. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]])
 
-# I became the object of a proverb
+# I became a byword to them
 
-The writer speak of himself as if he was the sad or foolish person in a proverb. Alternate translation: "I became the example of a sad person spoken of in their proverbs" or "they laugh at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+The writer speak of himself as if he was the sad or foolish person spoken; one who is spoken of in a rhyme or proverb; the taunting was intended to bring shame to him. Alternate translation: "I became the example of a sad person spoken of in their proverbs" or "they laugh at me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])