en_tn_condensed/job/20/12.md

# General Information:

Zophar continues speaking to Job.

# Although wickedness is sweet in his mouth

Here "wickedness is sweet" represents a person enjoying doing wicked things. Alternate translation: "Although doing wicked things is pleasurable like tasting sweet food in the mouth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# although he hides it under his tongue

Zophar speaks of wickedness as if it were sweet food that a person puts under his tongue so it will stay in his mouth and he can taste it for a long time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`Zophar continues speaking to Job.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Although wickedness is sweet in his mouth`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "wickedness is sweet" represents a person enjoying doing wicked things. Alternate translation: "Although doing wicked things is pleasurable like tasting sweet food in the mouth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-02-26 17:52:26 +00:00			`# although he hides it under his tongue`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
Adjustment needed because of de-chunking. 2018-02-26 17:52:26 +00:00			`Zophar speaks of wickedness as if it were sweet food that a person puts under his tongue so it will stay in his mouth and he can taste it for a long time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00