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:You make a terrific point here.  I like "he consumes the earth in sin for all the days of his life" but wonder if that is too free-form from the original.  Let's discuss this further in search of the most precise term or phrase.  I agree that "dust-powder food" is not an optimal translation.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 13:09, December 24, 2022 (EST)

:You make a terrific point here.  I like "he consumes the earth in sin for all the days of his life" but wonder if that is too free-form from the original.  Let's discuss this further in search of the most precise term or phrase.  I agree that "dust-powder food" is not an optimal translation.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 13:09, December 24, 2022 (EST)

::To be fair, my phrase "he consumes the earth in sin for all the days of his life" is more to better highlight the underlying point, and I concur that the conservative translation should be more in line with the writing style of Scripture instead of being in free-form; I'll add updates in this discussion section as I brainstorm a good phrasing for the verse. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Exodus 23:2)}]]''''' Saturday, 13:13, December 24, 2022 (EST)

::To be fair, my phrase "he consumes the earth in sin for all the days of his life" is more to better highlight the underlying point, and I concur that the conservative translation should be more in line with the writing style of Scripture instead of being in free-form; I'll add updates in this discussion section as I brainstorm a good phrasing for the verse. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{(Exodus 23:2)}]]''''' Saturday, 13:13, December 24, 2022 (EST)