## Death and life are in the power of the tongue ##

AT: "What people say can lead to life or death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## those who love it will eat its fruit ##

Eating the fruit of the power of the tongue means to experience the consequences, good or bad. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## love it ##

"love the power of the tongue" or "love to talk"