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# using vivid ... words
The Teacher wanted the words to be pleasurable to the listener. They bring pleasure because they are well written, not because they are comforting.
# The words of wise people ... taught by one shepherd
The writer speaks of the teacher who uses his words to instruct people as if the teacher were a shepherd who uses his tools to lead his flock. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# The words of wise people are like goads
This is a simile. AT: "Wise people encourage people to act, like a sharp stick encourages an animal to move" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# Like nails driven deeply are the words of the masters in collections of their proverbs
This is a simile. AT: "Like you can depend on a nail that a person drives firmly into a piece of wood, so you can depend on the words of the masters in collections of their proverbs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# the words of the masters in collections of their proverbs
"the wise words collected in their proverbs" or "the sayings of the wise"
# which are taught by one shepherd
This can be stated in active form. AT: "which one shepherd teaches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/upright]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proverb]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shepherd]]