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# who by a word make a man out to be an offender

This refers to giving testimony in court against someone. Alternate translation: "who testify against a man and make him out to be an offender" or "who say in court that an innocent man is guilty of doing something wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# They lay a snare for him who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies

The evil people doing anything they can to stop a good person is spoken of as if the evil people set a trap like a hunter catching his prey. Alternate translation: "They lie and try to stop those who want to do what is fair and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# who seeks justice at the gate

The city gate was often the place where the city leaders made official decisions.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# who by a word make a man out to be an offender`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This refers to giving testimony in court against someone. Alternate translation: "who testify against a man and make him out to be an offender" or "who say in court that an innocent man is guilty of doing something wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# They lay a snare for him who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The evil people doing anything they can to stop a good person is spoken of as if the evil people set a trap like a hunter catching his prey. Alternate translation: "They lie and try to stop those who want to do what is fair and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# who seeks justice at the gate`

			`The city gate was often the place where the city leaders made official decisions.`