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 # refuse foolish and ignorant questions
 
-"refuse to answer foolish and ignorant questions." Paul means that the people who ask such questions are foolish and ignorant. Alternate translation: "refuse to answer the questions that foolish people who do not want to know the truth ask" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+"refuse to answer foolish and ignorant questions." or "refuse to answer the questions that foolish people who do not want to know the truth ask" 
 
 # they give birth to quarrels
 
-Paul speaks of ignorant questions as if they were women giving birth to children. Alternate translation: "they cause arguments" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+"they cause arguments"