# my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom The ideas in the nouns "message" and "proclamation" can be expressed with the verbs "speak" and "preach." Alternate translation: "I did not speak and preach with persuasive words of wisdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]]) # persuasive words of wisdom These are words that sound wise and with which the speaker hopes to cause people to do or believe something. Alternate translation: "wise and pursuasive words"