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 # A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it
 
-This speaks of a person's bribe working by comparing it to a magical stone or amulet. Alternate translation: "A bribe works like a magical stone for the one who gives it" or "A bribe works like magic for the one who is giving the bribe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
+"A bribe works like a magical stone for the one who gives it" or "A bribe works like magic for the one who is giving the bribe"
 
 # wherever he turns
 
-Here "turning" refers to the various things the person does. Specifically, this refers to the different things the person does by bribery. Alternate translation: "in whatever he does" or "in everything he tries to do by giving bribes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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+"in whatever he does" or "in everything he tries to do by giving bribes"
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