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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The word "we" refers to Ananias, certain elders, and Tertullus. (See: [[rc://en/
 
 # this man to be a pest
 
-This speaks of Paul as if he were a plague that spreads from one person to another. Alternate translation: "this man to be a trouble maker" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Here "pest" is a metaphor for a person who causes trouble. Alternate translation: "this man to be a trouble maker" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # all the Jews throughout the world