richmahn_en_tn/pro/07/12.md

she waited in ambush

Here the woman is spoken of as if she were preparing to physically trap a person or an animal. Also, the idea of trapping someone here represents persuading someone to commit sin. Alternate translation: "she waited to trap someone" or "she waited to find someone she could persuade to sin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)