From PDF Ecclesiastes 10-12
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# Calm can quiet down great outrage
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"By remaining calm you may cause an outraged person to become quiet"
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"By remaining calm you may cause an outraged person to become quiet." Many versions read, "Calm can undo great offenses"
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"the women who grind grain stop grinding grain because there are few of them"
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# those who look through windows become dim
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Possible meanings of this metaphor, where "windows" represents the old person's eyes, are 1) the old person himself can no longer see clearly. Alternate translation: "those who try to see can only see dimly." Or 2) what the old person sees is no longer clear. Alternate translation: "the people whom they see looking at them are dim"
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The writer continues his metaphor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# terrors along the road
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The word "terrors" is a metonym for things that cause people terror. Alternate translation: "things along the road that frighten them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# when the almond tree blossoms
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The "almond tree" is a tree that blossoms in the winter with white flowers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])
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