diff --git a/pro/17/24.md b/pro/17/24.md index 3c16949b7c..05a42fa89c 100644 --- a/pro/17/24.md +++ b/pro/17/24.md @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ # sets his face toward wisdom -This speaks of a person's focus on acting wisely as if he were looking at wisdom. Alternate translation: "focuses on acting wisely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"focuses on acting wisely" # the eyes of a fool are -This refers to a fool by his eyes to emphasize what he is focusing on. Alternate translation: "the fool is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]]) +"the fool is" # the ends of the earth -This speaks of a fool's impossible dreams as if they were the ends of the earth to emphasize that they are unrealistic. Alternate translation: "strive for things that are as far from him as the ends of the earth" or "focus on impossible things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +"focus on impossible things" \ No newline at end of file