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# Now
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Here the teacher shifts from warning about the adulteress to giving advice.
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# listen to me ... do not turn away from listening
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These two phrases express the same idea to make the student pay attention. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# do not turn away from listening
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The writer speaks of stopping an action as if the person physically turned away from it. Alternate translation: "do not stop listening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the words of my mouth
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Here the word "mouth" represents the person who is speaking. Alternate translation: "my words" or "what I am saying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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