# The fear of man makes a snare
Being afraid of what other people might do is spoken of as stepping into a trap. AT: "Anyone who is afraid of what other people might do to him is like a person who has become snared in a trap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# a snare
a trap that catches animals with ropes
# the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected
This can be translated in active form. AT: "Yahweh will protect the one who trusts in him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])