# he will see decay

The writer speaks of experiencing something as if it were seeing that thing. AT: "he will die and his body will decay" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Wise men die; the fool and the brute alike perish

The author refers to all people by referring to those who have the most and least wisdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# brute

This means a person who is stupid or unintelligent.