From 11edc8127ef58c4d0e8f6823b52a3c9b751d48f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019 21:48:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 97 Personification --- jit/figs-personification/01.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/jit/figs-personification/01.md b/jit/figs-personification/01.md index 379d75a..9e81229 100644 --- a/jit/figs-personification/01.md +++ b/jit/figs-personification/01.md @@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ Personification is a figure of speech in which someone speaks of something as if >Does not Wisdom call out? Does not Understanding raise her voice? (Proverbs 8:1 ULB) -* The author of Proverbs speaks of wisdom and understanding as if they are a woman who calls out to teach people. This means that they are not something hidden, but something obvious that people should pay attention to. +* The author of Proverbs wrote of wisdom and understanding as if they are a woman who calls out to teach people. This means that they are not something hidden, but something obvious that people should pay attention to. >...if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you ... (Genesis 4:7 ULB) -* God speaks of sin as a wild animal that is waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. +* God spoke of sin as a wild animal waiting for the chance to attack. This shows how dangerous sin is. >You cannot serve God and wealth. (Matthew 6:24 ULB) -Jesus speaks of wealth as if it were a master whom people might serve. Loving money and basing one's decisions on it is like serving it as a slave would serve his master. +* Jesus spoke of wealth as if it were a master whom people might serve. Loving money and basing one's decisions on it is like serving it as a slave would serve his master. ### Translation Strategies