From 899a6ad71737b665c940a624ac8a33db04f64b75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 21:47:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 97 Personification --- jit/figs-personification/01.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/jit/figs-personification/01.md b/jit/figs-personification/01.md index 00db970..379d75a 100644 --- a/jit/figs-personification/01.md +++ b/jit/figs-personification/01.md @@ -13,20 +13,16 @@ Personification is a figure of speech in which someone speaks of something as if >Does not Wisdom call out? Does not Understanding raise her voice? (Proverbs 8:1 ULB) -The author speaks of wisdom and understanding as if they are a woman who calls out to teach people. This means that they are not something hidden, but something obvious that people should pay attention to. +* The author of Proverbs speaks of wisdom and understanding as if they are a woman who calls out to teach people. This means that they are not something hidden, but something obvious that people should pay attention to. >...if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you ... (Genesis 4:7 ULB) -God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. +* God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. >You cannot serve God and wealth. (Matthew 6:24 ULB) Jesus speaks of wealth as if it were a master whom people might serve. Loving money and basing one's decisions on it is like serving it as a slave would serve his master. ->... even the winds and the sea obey him ... (Matthew 8:27 ULB) - -When Jesus calms a storm by rebuking the wind and the sea, his disciples speak of the wind and the sea as if they are able to hear and obey Jesus as people can. - ### Translation Strategies If the personification would be understood clearly, consider using it. If it would not be understood, here are some other ways for translating it.