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## A thornbush held in the hand of a drunk ##
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A drunk cannot control his motions, so will injure himself and others when he holds a thornbush. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## is like a proverb in the mouth of a fool ##
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The writer compares the danger a drunk person with a thornbush can be to the proverb a fool will use wrongly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## a proverb in the mouth of fools ##
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Translate as you did in [Proverbs 26:7](./07.md).
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## hires ##
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"pays to do a job" |