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# The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "The one who will not listen when poor people ask for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# he will not be answered

The word "answered" is a metonym for a person hearing another person ask for help and acting to help. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "no one will do anything to help him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "The one who will not listen when poor people ask for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he will not be answered`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The word "answered" is a metonym for a person hearing another person ask for help and acting to help. This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "no one will do anything to help him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00