Issue 97 Personification
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>Does not Wisdom call out? Does not Understanding raise her voice? (Proverbs 8:1 ULB)
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* 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.
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* The author of Proverbs wrote 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.
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>...if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you ... (Genesis 4:7 ULB)
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* God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is.
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* God spoke of sin as a wild animal waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is.
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>You cannot serve God and wealth. (Matthew 6:24 ULB)
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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.
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* Jesus spoke 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.
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### Translation Strategies
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