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Judgments are ready for mockers and flogging for
The word "Judgments" is probably a metonym for the condemnation or punishment that will follow the judgments. The words "judgments" and "flogging" may be expressed as verbs. Alternate translation: "Yahweh is ready to judge mockers and to flog" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)
Judgments are ready for
Alternate translation: "Punishment is ready for" or "Condemnation is ready for" or "Yahweh is ready to punish" or "Yahweh is ready to condemn" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)
flogging for the backs of fools
The words "is ready" are understood from the previous phrase and may be repeated. Alternate translation: "flogging is ready for the backs of fools" or "he is ready to flog the backs" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis)
flogging
beating with a whip or stick