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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Difficult to understand sentences
The following is one of Jesus's sermons
"Woe to you who are rich," he said, "for you are receiving your comfort in full. Woe to you who are well fed, for you shall be hungry."
[Jewish Revolts and Christian Identities http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/rel-christ1.htm]
I'd like to know if I can rephrase the above sentences to the following.
There will be woe to you who are rich because you are receiving your comfort in full.
There will be woe to you who are well fed and for you, there shall be hungry.
"Woe to you who are rich," he said, "for you are receiving your comfort in full. Woe to you who are well fed, for you shall be hungry."
[Jewish Revolts and Christian Identities http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/rel-christ1.htm]
I'd like to know if I can rephrase the above sentences to the following.
There will be woe to you who are rich because you are receiving your comfort in full.
There will be woe to you who are well fed and for you, there shall be hungry.
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park sang joon "Woe to you who are rich," he said, "for you are receiving your comfort in full. In modern lingo: You rich guys will be sorry because you have had every comfort in life. " You fat people will be sorry because you have had three square meals every day.
- park sang joon "Woe to you who are rich," he said, "for you are receiving your comfort in full.
- In modern lingo: You rich guys will be sorry because you have had every comfort in life.
- " You fat people will be sorry because you have had three square meals every day.
- The sermon is from Luke, chapter 6 verses 20-25.
- Verse 20 contrasts with verse 24.
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park sang joon"Woe to you who are rich," he said, "for you are receiving your comfort in full.In modern lingo:
You rich guys will be sorry because you have had every comfort in life.
park sang joonWoe to you who are well fed, for you shall be hungry."You fat people will be sorry because you have had three square meals
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for your helpful answer. 
Then, I'd like to know if "for" in my example is a conjunction meaning a rea
Then, I'd like to know if "for" in my example is a conjunction meaning a rea
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park sang joonThere will be woe to you who are rich because you are receiving your comfort in full.It's not very natural, but I think it captures the essence.
park sang joonThere will be woe to you who are well fed and for you, there shall be hungry.There will be woe to you who are well fed and for you, there shall be h
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AlpheccaStarsFor you = the reward to youI don't pretend to fully understand the meaning of the whole, but my reading is that "for" (in both places) means "because". I don't understand it as a preposition with object "you".
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GPYI don't pretend to fully understand the meaning of the whole, but my reading is that "for" (in both places) means "because". I don't understand it as a preposition with object "you".Yes, in the original quotation, the conjunction "for" is "because".
But not in the paraphrase "for you, there shall be hunger."
There will be hunger for you. = Yo
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AlpheccaStarsYes, in the original quotation, the conjunction "for" is "because".But not in the paraphrase "for you, there shall be hunger."There will be hunger for you. = You will be hungry / Being hungry is your fate.Oh, OK, sorry, I may have misunderstood what you were referring to.
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