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# I hold fast to my righteousness
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Here "hold fast" is a metaphor that represents being determined to continue to say something. The abstract noun "righteousness" can be expressed with "righteous." AT: "I am determined to continue saying that I am righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# will not let it go
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Here "will not let it go" is a metaphor that represents not stopping saying something. AT: "will not stop saying that I am righteous" or "will not stop saying so" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# my thoughts will not reproach me
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Here the phrase "my thoughts" represents Job. AT: "even in my thoughts, I will not reproach myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Let my enemy be ... let him who rises up against me be
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The two clauses that start with these words share the same meaning. They are used together to emphasize Job's strong desire that this should happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Let my enemy be like a wicked man
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How he wants his enemy to be like a wicked person can be stated clearly. AT: "Let my enemy be punished like a wicked man" or "Let God punish my enemy as he punishes wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# let him who rises up against me be like an unrighteous man
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How he wants this person to be like an unrighteous man can be stated clearly. AT: "let him who rises up against me be punished like an unrighteous man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# him who rises up against me
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Here "rises up against me" is a metaphor meaning "opposes me." The whole phrase refers to Job's adversary. AT: "him who opposes me" or "my adversary" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reproach]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unrighteous]] |