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21 lines
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Elihu continues speaking.
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## God, who says to a king, ‘You are vile,’or says to nobles, ‘You are wicked? ##
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This continues the question from the previous verse. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## vile ##
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"evil" or "worthless" (UDB)
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## for they all are the work of his hands ##
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Here "hands" refer to power. AT: "for God made them all" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## at midnight the people will be shaken and will pass away ##
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"Midnight" is the time when one day ends and another begins. AT: "when a person's time is over, God strikes him and he dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## the mighty will be taken away, but not by human hands ##
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AT: "it is God and not humans who causes important people to die." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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