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# sets his face toward wisdom
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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/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# the eyes of a fool are
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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/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the ends of the earth
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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/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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