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lips that say what is right

Here the word "lips" represents the person who speaks. AT: "a person who speaks the truth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

A king's wrath is a messenger of death

The writer speaks of an angry king causing someone to die as if the king's wrath were a messenger that he sends out to kill someone. AT: "An angry king can put people to death" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wrath
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry