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# Like a madman ... is the one who deceives ... telling a joke?"

Both the madman and the deceiver hurt people but do not take responsibility for it.

# Was I not telling a joke?

The deceiver uses this question to imply that since he his joke was only for fun, he should not be blamed for any harm he has caused. Alternate translation: "I was only telling a joke." or "Do not blame me. I was only telling a joke." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Like a madman ... is the one who deceives ... telling a joke?"`

			`Both the madman and the deceiver hurt people but do not take responsibility for it.`

			`# Was I not telling a joke?`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The deceiver uses this question to imply that since he his joke was only for fun, he should not be blamed for any harm he has caused. Alternate translation: "I was only telling a joke." or "Do not blame me. I was only telling a joke." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
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