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 The mouth and the lips both refer to what a person says. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
-# an offshoot of his pride
+# a rod for his back
 
-An offshoot is something that grows out of something else. Alternate translation: "what his pride produces" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+The rod with which people will punish the fool by hitting him on his back for his foolish words is a metonym for the words that come out of his mouth. Alternate translation: "words that will cause people to punish him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
 # the wise
 
-This word is actually a plural. "the wise men" or "wise people"
+This word is plural. "wise men" or "wise people"
 
 # will preserve them