447 B
447 B
the scorn of his neighbors
The abstract noun "scorn" may be translated using a verb. The metonymy speaks of the king as if he were the way that his neighbors react to him. Alternate translation: "someone who treats his neighbor with scorn" or "something that disgusts his neighbors" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)
to his neighbors
Here "neighbors" means people of nearby nations.