richmahn_en_tn/pro/18/05.md

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It is not good to ... to those who do right

AT: "It is good to condemn the wicked for his sins, and to be just to those who do right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)

A fools lips bring ... invites a beating

These two lines repeat the same idea to emphasize the danger of speaking foolishly. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

A fools lips bring

AT: "what a fool says brings" (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

his mouth invites a beating

AT: "what he says calls for someone to give him a beating" (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)