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# An offended brother is harder to be won than a strong city
This speaks of the difficulty of making peace with a brother you have offended by comparing it to the difficulty of winning a war against a strong city. AT: "If you offend your brother, finding a way to have peace with him again may be harder than waging a battle to win a city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# quarreling is like the bars of a castle
This speaks of the difficulty of resolving quarreling by comparing it to the difficulty of breaking down the bars of a castle. AT: "resolving quarreling is as difficult as breaking down the bars of a castle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# castle
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a fortified palace
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# From the fruit of his mouth one's stomach is filled; with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied
These two lines have the same meaning and are used together to emphasize what is said. They can be combined. AT: "A person is satisfied by the results of the good things that he says" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# the fruit of his mouth
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This speaks of the good things that a person says as if they were fruit that came from his mouth. AT: "his wise speech" or "his good words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# one's stomach is filled
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This speaks of a person being satisfied or content by the result of what they have said as if they had eaten and become satisfied" AT: "a person is satisfied" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the harvest of his lips
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This speaks of the good things that a person says as if they were fruit that is harvested. AT: "his wise speech" or "his good words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# he is satisfied
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"he is pleased"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fruit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/harvest]]