## As dead flies...so a little folly ##

Just as flies can ruin perfume, so folly can ruin a person's reputation for wisdom and honor.(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## The heart of a wise person...the heart of a fool ##

Here the word "heart" refers to the mind or will. AT: "The way a wise person thinks...the way a fool thinks" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## tends to the right...tends to the left ##

Here the words "right" and "left" refer to what is right and wrong. AT: "tends to doing what is right...tends to doing what is wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## his thinking is deficient ##

AT: "he is stupid"