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In v. 3, the TgPs also expands what appears to be an idiom-like statement (גם־בני אדם גם־בני־איש) as "both the sons of the first Adam and the sons of Jacob, the righteous one and the sinner together."<ref>Stec 2004, 101.</ref> The LXX renders this as οἵ τε γηγενεῖς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ("both the earthborn [or primeval men] and the sons of men"; NETS). The Syr. has  ܢܫܐ ܐ̈ ܪܥܐ ܘܒܢܝ ܝ ܐ̈ ܒܢ ("sons of earth" and "sons of man"), which essentially is a literal translation of the MT's phrase  גם־בני אדם גם־בני־איש. "The meaning is 'men of low degree' (i.e., common people) and 'men of high degree' (i.e., people of status)" (Taylor 2020, 187 n. 4). Cf. "Both ordinary people and people of importance;"<ref>Goldingay 2007, 96</ref> "both humble and mighty;"<ref>Craigie 2004, 352; Delitzsch 1871, 110</ref> "you simple people as well as you lords’ sons."<ref>Kraus 1988, 478</ref>. Kraus also explains  that "The parallelism with its chiastic effect shows that the construct combination בני אדם can have the meaning 'simple people,’ while בני־איש designates 'lords’ sons,' the 'distinguished people’" [cf. Ps 4:2].<ref>ibid., 481; RUSV.</ref> These readings are clarified by a more specific יחד עשיר ואביון ("rich and poor, together") in v. 3b.

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