unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/27/09.md

# Perfume

The word "perfume" here means a desirable oil or ointment.

# make the heart rejoice

Here "the heart" represents the feelings or emotions of a person. AT: "make a person feel joyful" or "make a person glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel

Possible meanings are 1) "sweetness" represents kindness. AT: "we recognize our friend's kindness by his counsel" or 2) "sweetness" represents what we appreciate about a person. AT: "what we appreciate about a friend is his advice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# your brother's house

Here the word "brother" is a general reference to relatives, such as members of the same tribe, clan, or people group.

# calamity

extreme troubles and misfortune
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Perfume`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "perfume" here means a desirable oil or ointment.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# make the heart rejoice`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "the heart" represents the feelings or emotions of a person. AT: "make a person feel joyful" or "make a person glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel`

			`Possible meanings are 1) "sweetness" represents kindness. AT: "we recognize our friend's kindness by his counsel" or 2) "sweetness" represents what we appreciate about a person. AT: "what we appreciate about a friend is his advice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# your brother's house`

			`Here the word "brother" is a general reference to relatives, such as members of the same tribe, clan, or people group.`

			`# calamity`

			`extreme troubles and misfortune`