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-# I am like a deaf man ... hear nothing ... does not hear
+# I am like a deaf man ... hear nothing
 
-The first lines of verse 13 and 14 use a simile to present the same image of the deaf man. The writer is so sick that he cannot hear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
+The writer does not listen to what his enemies are saying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
 
-# I am like a mute man ... says nothing ... has no reply
+# I am like a mute man ... says nothing
 
-The second lines of verses 13 and 14 use a simile to present the image of the mute man. The writer is so sick that he cannot speak. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
+The writer does not speak evil words to or about his enemies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
 
 # a mute man