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 # but he gives me no answer
 
-"but he does not respond to me" or "but he does not come to me." The answer is a response to Job's call.
+"but he does not respond to me". The answer is a response to Job's call.
 
 # although I seek his favor with my mouth
 
-The phrase "my mouth" is a metonym which refers to Job speaking. Alternate translation: "even though I speak to him and plead with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"even though I speak to him and plead with him"
 
 # seek his favor
 
-"plead with him"
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+"plead with him"
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