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Connecting Statement:
Eliphaz continues speaking to Job.
Will you keep the old way that wicked men have walked
Doing wicked deeds is compared to walking in a path. AT: "Will you continue to do the things that evil people do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
those who were snatched away
Dying is compared to God snatching them away. This can be stated in active form. AT: "those who died" or "those whom God took away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
those whose foundations have washed away like a river
The death of wicked people is compared to buildings that had their foundations washed away by a flood. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
What can the Almighty do to us?
Eliphaz quotes a question wicked people use to mock God. AT: "The Almighty cannot do anything to us!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)