en_tn_lite_do_not_use/pro/11/01.md

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General Information:

Many verses in Chapter 11 are contrasting parallelisms (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

False scales are an abomination to Yahweh

"Scales" represent measuring accurately in negotiating. See how you translated "abomination" in Proverbs 3:32. Alternate translation: "Yahweh hates deceiving scales" or "Yahweh hates it when people deceive their neighbors" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

but he delights in a precise weight

"Precise weight" represents accuracy in negotiating. Alternate translation: "but he delights in honest ways" or "but he is happy when people are honest"