# and not your own mouth ... and not your own lips

The words "let praise you" are understood from the first phrase. They can be repeated. Here a person is represented by his "mouth" and "lips" because those are the parts of the body used to speak. AT: "and do not let your own mouth praise you ... and do not let your own lips praise you" or "and do not praise yourself ... and do not praise yourself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# a stranger

The words "let praise you" are understood from the first phrase. The words can be repeated here. AT: "let a stranger praise you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])