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## it bites like a serpent ... it stings like an adder ##
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The word "it" refers to "the red wine". These two phrases describe the unpleasant effects of drinking wine; it feels like the bite or sting of a dangerous snake. The comparison is repeated twice to make it emphatic. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## adder ##
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a type of poisonous snake
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## your heart will utter perverse things ##
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This means that the person who is drunk will say unusual and strange things because he is not able to think clearly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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