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# A fool's lips bring
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Here the fool is referred to by his "lips" to emphasize what he says. Alternate translation: "what a fool says brings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# bring
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"cause"
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# his mouth invites a beating
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This speaks of the fool saying things that cause people to want to beat him as if he were inviting them to beat him. Alternate translation: "his mouth makes people want to beat him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# his mouth
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Here what the fool says is referred to as his "mouth." Alternate translation: "what he says" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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