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# What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
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The implicit answer to this question is "every man." This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "Every man desires life and desires to live many days and have a good life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# keep your tongue from evil ... keep your lips from speaking lies
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These two phrases refer to the same thing and it is said in different ways to emphasize its importance. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# Then keep your tongue from evil
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Here "tongue" refers to the whole person. AT: "Therefore, do not speak evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# keep your lips from speaking lies
Here "lips" refers to the person speaking. AT: "do not speak lies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
# Turn away from evil
Here "Turn away" is a metaphor for avoiding evil. AT: "Refuse to do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# Seek peace
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Here "seek" means to be concerned about peace. AT: "Try hard to live in peace with other people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/turn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
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