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# An offended brother is harder to be won than a strong city
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This speaks of the difficulty of making peace with a brother you have offended by comparing it to the difficulty of winning a war against a strong city. Alternate translation: "If you offend your brother, finding a way to have peace with him again may be harder than waging a battle to win a city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# quarrels are like the bars of a castle
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This speaks of the difficulty of resolving quarrels by comparing it to the difficulty of breaking down the bars of a castle. Alternate translation: "resolving quarrels is as difficult as breaking down the bars of a castle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# castle
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a fortified palace
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