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# General Information:
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Zophar continues speaking to Job.
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# Although wickedness is sweet in his mouth
Here "wickedness is sweet" represents a person enjoying doing wicked things. Alternate translation: "Although doing wicked things is pleasurable like tasting sweet food in the mouth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# although he hides it under his tongue
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Zophar speaks of wickedness as if it were sweet food that a person puts under his tongue so it will stay in his mouth and he can taste it for a long time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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