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# The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit
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The word "mouth" is a metonym for the words that come out of the mouth. The writer speaks of a person being unable to escape having people punish him for evil deeds as if that person had fallen into a hole someone had dug in the ground from which he could not escape. Alternate translation: "The words spoken by an adulteress will draw you in, and it will be as if you have fallen into a deep and dangerous pit" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# an adulteress
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See how you translated this in [Proverbs 5:3](../05/03.md).
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# Yahweh's anger is stirred up
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Here "stirred up" means that his anger increased. Alternate translation: "Yahweh is angry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# falls into it
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Adultery is spoken of as if it is something that a person can fall into. Alternate translation: "sins because of the adulteress" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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