It's the understanding that he can make things happen in the world; he can defend himself against his father's punishment through the use of words.
自己的价值;,凭借唇齿,他可以与父亲周旋。
The moment Richard gains some power from the use of words, his mother takes it back by exerting that power herself, taking that power away from him.
理查用唇齿周旋,母亲以彼之道,还施彼身。
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