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Jesus continues to teach the crowd about the importance of obeying him.
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## a man who built a house... ##
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This metaphor now compares a man building a house without a foundation to a person who does not obey the teachings of Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## foundation ##
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"base" or "support" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## without a foundation ##
This could be translated as "but he did not dig down and build a foundation first."
## torrent of water ##
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"fast-moving water" or "river" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## flowed against ##
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"crashed against" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## collapsed ##
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"fell down" or "came apart" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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