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 # a thorn in the flesh
 
-Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a thorn piercing his flesh. Alternate translation: " an affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a thorn piercing his flesh. Alternate translation: "an affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # a messenger from Satan