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# wisdom has advantages over folly, just as light is better than darkness
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This speaks of how wisdom is better than folly by comparing it to how light is better than darkness. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# The wise man uses his eyes in his head to see where he is going
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This speaks of a wise man making wise decisions as walking and paying attention to where he is going. AT: "The wise man is like a person who uses his eyes to see where he is going" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# uses his eyes in his head to see
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This is an idiom. AT: "pays attention and looks to see" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the fool walks in darkness
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This compares a fool making bad decisions to someone walking in darkness. AT: "the fool is like a person who walks in the dark" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the same destiny is in store for everyone
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This is an idiom. Here "destiny" refers to death. This can be stated clearly. AT: "the same thing happens to everyone" or "everyone eventually dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) |