# A worthless person—a wicked man
These two words have the same meaning and emphasize how bad this person is. AT: "A person with no value—an evil man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
# lives by the crookedness of his speech
Here lies are spoken of as speech that is crooked. AT: "constantly tells lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])