# lips that say what is right

Here the word "lips" represents the person who speaks. AT: "a person who speaks the truth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# A king's wrath is a messenger of death

The writer speaks of an angry king causing someone to die as if the king's wrath were a messenger that he sends out to kill someone. AT: "An angry king can put people to death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])