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 # the plunder of the wicked
 
-"what wicked people steal." That is, what they desire is what they themselves can steal. The writer is not referring to these evil people stealing from other wicked people.
+"what wicked people steal." The writer is not referring to evil people stealing from other wicked people.
 
 # the righteous root endures
 
-This metaphor refers to a person who acts righteously whether people are watching him or not. Alternate translation: "the righteous person endures" or "righteous people endure" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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+"the righteous person endures" or "righteous people endure"
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