# The proud have dug pits for me

The proud are seeking to capture the writer or cause him to do wrong. This is spoken of as if they were hunters digging holes to trap the writer like an animal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The proud

This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. AT: "Proud people" or "Those who are proud" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])