diff --git a/translate/figs-irony/01.md b/translate/figs-irony/01.md index f2c633b..28db52e 100755 --- a/translate/figs-irony/01.md +++ b/translate/figs-irony/01.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ People worshiped idols as if their idols had knowledge or power, and Yahweh was Job thought that he was wise. Yahweh used irony to show Job that he was not so wise. The two phrases in bold above are irony. They emphasize the opposite of what they say, because they are so obviously false. They emphasize that Job could not possibly answer God’s questions about the creation of light because Job was not born until many, many years later. -> Already you are satisfied! Already you have become rich! **You began to reign** apart from us, and I wish you really did reign, so that we also might reign with you.(1 Corinthians 4:8 ULT) +> Already you are satisfied! Already you have become rich! **You began to reign** apart from us, and I wish you really did reign, so that we also might reign with you. (1 Corinthians 4:8 ULT) The Corinthians considered themselves to be very wise, self-sufficient, and not in need of any instruction from the Apostle Paul. Paul used irony, speaking as if he agreed with them, to show how proudly they were acting and how far from being wise they really were.