From 803da8e7fe3164d6cd7a9963b7572a1cb106a311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:53:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'pro/06/20.md' Snippet update --- pro/06/20.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/pro/06/20.md b/pro/06/20.md index 9ff4feccad..4b930d106c 100644 --- a/pro/06/20.md +++ b/pro/06/20.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -# obey the command of your father ... do not forsake the teaching of your mother +# obey the command of your father ... do not abandon the teaching of your mother -These two phrases on the one hand mean the same thing. On the other hand, the repeated emphasis on both "father" and "mother" explicitly includes women in the whole teaching-learning process. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]]) +These two phrases are very similar in meaning, but the use of both "father" and "mother" explicitly includes women in the teaching process. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]]) -# do not forsake the teaching of your mother +# do not abandon the teaching of your mother -This figure of speech is using the negative "forsake" to mean the positive "obey." Alternate translation: "obey the teaching of your mother" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]]) +The abstract noun "teaching" can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: "Do not reject what your mother teaches you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])