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# The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
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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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# he will not be answered
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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]])
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