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597 B
597 B
Because of laziness the roof sinks in
A lazy person does not keep up on the regular house maintenance. Alternate translation: "Because a lazy person does not repair his house, the roof sinks in" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
because of idle hands
Here a person is represented by his "hands" Alternate translation: "because of an idle person" or "because the person is idle" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)
the house leaks
Here the roof is represented by the whole house. Alternate translation: "the roof leaks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)