en_tn_lite_do_not_use/pro/22/24.md

General Information:

These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).

someone who is ruled by anger

someone who is unable to control his anger (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

rages

shows violent anger

you will take bait for your soul

A person who wants to be like an angry person is like an animal taking the bait in a trap. AT: "you will be like an animal that eats the bait that closes a trap and is unable to escape" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

bait for your soul

The soul is a metonym for the person's life. AT: "bait that someone has put out so he can kill you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/angry