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678 B
Markdown
15 lines
678 B
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## As dead flies...so a little folly ##
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Just as flies can ruin perfume, so folly can ruin a person's reputation for wisdom and honor.(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## The heart of a wise person...the heart of a fool ##
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Here the word "heart" refers to the mind or will. AT: "The way a wise person thinks...the way a fool thinks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## tends to the right...tends to the left ##
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Here the words "right" and "left" refer to what is right and wrong. AT: "tends to doing what is right...tends to doing what is wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## his thinking is deficient ##
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AT: "he is stupid" |