en_tn/pro/24/15.md

# General Information:

These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).

# Do not lie in wait

The words "lie in wait" are an idiom. Translate "lie in wait" as in [Proverbs 1:11](../01/10.md). AT: "Do not hide and wait for the right time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# his home

the home of the righteous person

# rises

"gets back on his feet" or "stands up"

# wicked people are brought down by calamity

The writer speaks as if "calamity" were a person who could do bad things to other people. These words can be translated in active form. AT: "God will use calamity to bring down the wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# are brought down

This is a metaphor of a person who was standing but someone has brought him down to the ground or made him fall. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# calamity

times when bad things happen to people and their property

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Do not lie in wait`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
Fixing malformed ATs. 2017-10-06 18:35:05 +00:00			`The words "lie in wait" are an idiom. Translate "lie in wait" as in [Proverbs 1:11](../01/10.md). AT: "Do not hide and wait for the right time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# his home`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`the home of the righteous person`

			`# rises`

			`"gets back on his feet" or "stands up"`

			`# wicked people are brought down by calamity`

			`The writer speaks as if "calamity" were a person who could do bad things to other people. These words can be translated in active form. AT: "God will use calamity to bring down the wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# are brought down`

			`This is a metaphor of a person who was standing but someone has brought him down to the ground or made him fall. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# calamity`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`times when bad things happen to people and their property`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]`