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# He lurks in secret like a lion in the thicket
This speaks of the wicked person as if he were a lion. Alternate translation: "He hides while he waits for the weak to walk near him, the same way a lion quietly waits in the bush for the animal it wants to attack" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# lurks
This means to hide or wait with intent to harm or kill.
# he lies in wait
"lies down waiting" or "he hides and waits"
# He catches the oppressed when he pulls in his net
The writer speaks of the wicked person catching people as if he were a hunter using a net to catch animals. Alternate translation: "He catches the oppressed like a hunter that catches an animal in a net and drags it away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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