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The rich men are full of violence

Rich men are spoken of as if they were containers, and people treating each other violently is spoken of as if it were a liquid that could be put into a container. Alternate translation: "The rich men act violently toward everyone" or "The rich men act violently all the time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

their tongue in their mouth is deceitful

The tongue is a synecdoche for the person. Alternate translation: "Everything they say is a lie" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)