# They lie down alike in the dust

This is a polite way to say that they died. Alternate translation: "They both die and people bury them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])

# the worms cover them both

Worms are associated with decay of dead bodies. Alternate translation: "the worms in the dirt eat their dead bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])