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- men of low standing ... men of high standing ... - This refers to men of all levels of wealth. The phrases "are vanity" and "are a lie" have the same meaning. AT: "men that are poor are vanity, and men that are rich are a lie" or "all men, both low and high, are a lie" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_merism and :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
- ... are vanity ... are a lie ... - This means that you can not rely on them or put your trust in them. AT: "... are unreliable ... are untrustworthy" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- oppression or robbery - These two words have basically the same meaning. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
- for they will ... on them - The words "they" and "them" refer to "riches".