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# The tongue of wise people compliments knowledge
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Here the word "tongue" refers to the person who speaks. AT: "Wise people compliment knowledge when they speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# compliments knowledge
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"makes knowledge attractive" or "uses knowledge correctly"
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# the mouth of fools pours out folly
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The writer speaks of fools' mouths as if they were containers and of folly as if it were the liquid that filled them. When fools speak, their mouths pour out the liquid. The word "mouth" represents those who speak. AT: "fools are always speaking folly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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