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- Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in :en:bible🎶mat:05:01.
- like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand - Jesus continues the simile that he began in :en:bible🎶mat:07:24. He compares those who do not obey his words to foolish house builders. Only a fool would build a house on a sandy place where rain, floods, and wind can sweep the sand away. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
- fell - Use the general word that describes what happens when a house falls down.
- and great was its fall - The rain, floods, and wind completely destroyed the house.