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 # Why then are you angry about this?
 
-The men of Judah ask this rhetorical question to rebuke the men of Israel. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "But you have no reason to be upset about this." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+ "But you have no reason to be upset about this." 
 
 # Have we eaten anything that the king had to pay for? Has he given us any gifts?
 
-The men of Judah ask the question to express that they have not taken anything from the king. This can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts."