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 # During his days he eats with darkness
 
-This speaks of a person mourning throughout his life as if he always ate in darkness. Here "darkness" represents sadness and mourning. Alternate translation: "He spends his life in mourning and sadness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"He spends his life in mourning and sadness"
 
 # his days
 
-Here a person's "days" represent his life. Alternate translation: "his life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"his life"
 
 # is greatly distressed with sickness and anger
 
-The words "sickness" and "anger" can be expressed as adjectives. Alternate translation: "suffers greatly, being sick and angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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+"suffers greatly, being sick and angry"
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