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# to pervert the ways of justice
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"to prevent justice from being rendered" or "to pervert justice"
# sets his face toward wisdom
This speaks of a person's focus on acting wisely as if he were looking at wisdom. AT: "focuses on acting wisely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# the eyes of a fool are
This refers to a fool by his eyes to emphasize what he is focusing on. AT: "the fool is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# the ends of the earth
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This speaks of a fool's impossible dreams as if they were the ends of the earth to emphasize that they are unrealistic. AT: "strive for things that are as far from him as the ends of the earth" or "focus on impossible things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bribe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]]