nevertheless their clothes were not enough to keep them warm in the cold months of winter, as TEV makes clear. Translators could also say, “You wrap yourselves up, but cannot keep warm” or “your clothes don’t keep you warm” (CEV). The fifth statement deals with the general economic situation, and is expressed as a metaphor: he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes. What this means is that because food, wine, and clothing are scarce, prices are rising faster than wages, and
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