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526 B
526 B
the wicked is ensnared by his own actions
Here "wicked" is a nominal adjective that refers to any wicked person. A wicked person acting to harm other people is spoken of as if the wicked person had made a trap and then fallen into it and been unable to escape. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "when a wicked person tries to harm other people, his actions will end up harming him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
is ensnared
"is trapped"