# The arrogant

This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. AT: "Arrogant people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# smeared me with lies

People telling many lies about a person is spoken of as if they made the person dirty by spreading lies over him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# with my whole heart

Here "heart" represents a person's will. AT: "with complete commitment" or "completely" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Their hearts are hardened

Here "hearts" represents the people's wills. A person being stubborn is spoken of as if their hearts or wills were hard like a rock. AT: "They are stubborn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/arrogant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/instruct]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/delight]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]