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# the north wind
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In Israel, wind from the north often brought rain. Translators are free to substitute different kinds of wind for the same effect, for example, "a cold wind."
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# a tongue that tells secrets
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Some versions read "someone who tells secrets."
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# result in angry faces
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The face is a synecdoche for the person. AT: "makes other people so angry you can see it in their faces" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# a corner of the roof
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Houses in those days had flat roofs. Ancient Israelites spent much time on their roofs, where it was often cooler than inside the house, and sometimes people would build a shelter large enough for a person to sleep in on one corner of the roof. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# a quarreling wife
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a wife who often argues or complains
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]] |