From PDF Ecclesiastes 10-12

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# Calm can quiet down great outrage
"By remaining calm you may cause an outraged person to become quiet"
"By remaining calm you may cause an outraged person to become quiet." Many versions read, "Calm can undo great offenses"

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"the women who grind grain stop grinding grain because there are few of them"
# those who look through windows become dim
Possible meanings of this metaphor, where "windows" represents the old person's eyes, are 1) the old person himself can no longer see clearly. Alternate translation: "those who try to see can only see dimly." Or 2) what the old person sees is no longer clear. Alternate translation: "the people whom they see looking at them are dim"

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The writer continues his metaphor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# terrors along the road
The word "terrors" is a metonym for things that cause people terror. Alternate translation: "things along the road that frighten them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# when the almond tree blossoms
The "almond tree" is a tree that blossoms in the winter with white flowers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])