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# consume the things they desire like a moth
God will take away the things they value in the same way as a moth eats a piece of cloth. Alternate translation: "consume the things they desire like a moth eats away at clothing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# all people are nothing but vapor
The writer speaks of the frailty of people as if they were mist that disappears quickly. Alternate translation: "everyone is completely fragile" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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