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# Discretion makes a person slow to anger
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"A person who has discretion is slow to become angry"
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# Discretion
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This means to know what should be done in a particular situation. See how you translated this word in [Proverbs 1:4](../01/04.md).
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# it is his glory to overlook
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"it will bring him glory to overlook" or "others will consider it honorable if he overlooks"
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# to overlook
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to forget on purpose
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# The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion
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Here the lion's roaring refers to attacking. The wrath of a king is compared to the unpredictable and dangerous attack of a young lion. AT: "The wrath of the king is as dangerous as the attack of a young lion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# but his favor is like dew on the grass
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The favor of the king is compared to the refreshing water that appears on grass in the morning. AT: "but his favor is refreshing like dew on grass" or "but his favor is refreshing like the dew on the ground in the morning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wrath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/favor]] |