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705 B

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue

Both "mouth" and "tongue" refer to what a person says. AT: "Whoever is careful in what he says" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

proud and haughty

These two words mean basically the same thing and emphasize how prideful the person is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

the "mocker" is his name

This phrase refers to the proud and haughty person and is spoken as if speaking to someone else. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe)

is his name

AT: "is his character" or "is what you should call him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)