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# General Information:
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These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).
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# in the hearing of a fool
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The abstract noun "hearing" can be translated as a verb. AT: "where a fool can hear you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# ancient
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very old. See how you translated this in [Proverbs 22:28](../22/28.md).
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# boundary stone
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This is a large stone to show where one person's land ends and another person's land begins. See how you translated this in [Proverbs 22:28](../22/28.md).
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# encroach
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This means to slowly take or begin to use land (or some thing) that belongs to someone else.
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# orphans
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children whose parents are dead
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# their Redeemer
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Yahweh
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# he will plead their case against you
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The metaphor is of a lawyer defending the needy in front of a judge. AT: "he will defend the orphans against you" or "he will see that the orphans receive justice and punish you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |