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# His children are far from safety
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"His" refers to the foolish person or the foolish people in [Job 5:2](../05/02.md). Alternate translation: "Their children are never safe"
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# are crushed
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Here being crushed represents being oppressed, taken advantage of, at court. This idea may be put into active form. Alternate translation: "someone crushes them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# city gate
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The city gate, functioning as a court, was the place where disputes were resolved and where judgments were given.
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# There is no one to rescue them
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"There is no one to help the foolish people's children out of their hardship"
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