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# Can a man carry a fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

This action would be very dangerous and would cause harm. The implied answer to the question is "no." Alternate translation: "Every man who carries a fire in his chest will burn his clothes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# without burning

"without destroying" or "and not destroy"

# his clothes

His clothes stand for him as a whole person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Can a man carry a fire against his chest without burning his clothes?`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This action would be very dangerous and would cause harm. The implied answer to the question is "no." Alternate translation: "Every man who carries a fire in his chest will burn his clothes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# without burning`

			`"without destroying" or "and not destroy"`

			`# his clothes`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`His clothes stand for him as a whole person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00