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# Like the legs ... is a proverb in the mouth of fools

The phrases can be reordered. Alternate translation: "A proverb in the mouth of fools is like the legs of a paralytic which hang down" or "A proverb in the mouth of fools is as useless as the legs of a paralytic which hang down" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])

# a paralytic

a person who is unable to move or feel all or part of his body

# in the mouth of fools

Here "mouth" is a metonym for speaking. Alternate translation: "in the speech of fools" or "that fools say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Like the legs ... is a proverb in the mouth of fools`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The phrases can be reordered. Alternate translation: "A proverb in the mouth of fools is like the legs of a paralytic which hang down" or "A proverb in the mouth of fools is as useless as the legs of a paralytic which hang down" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# a paralytic`
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			`a person who is unable to move or feel all or part of his body`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in the mouth of fools`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here "mouth" is a metonym for speaking. Alternate translation: "in the speech of fools" or "that fools say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])`