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# The words of wicked people are an ambush waiting for bloodshed
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The deceitful things that wicked people say in order to harm other people are spoken of as if their words are waiting to kill someone by surprise. Alternate translation: "The deceitful things wicked people say are like a person waiting to murder someone by surprise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# the words of the upright keep them safe
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"advice from the upright keeps people safe"
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# the upright
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This refers to upright persons in general. This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "upright persons" or "righteous persons" or "honest persons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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