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940 B
940 B
Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin
Here a person's "mouth" represents a person's speech, and the person himself is represented by his "flesh." Alternate translation: "Do not let what you say cause you to sin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?
The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that it is foolish to make a vow that you will not keep. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "It would be foolish to make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
destroy the work of your hands
Here a person is represented by his "hands." Alternate translation: "destroy everything you do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)