# he sets out on an evil way The sinful actions of the man are spoken of as if he was walking along a path that was evil. Alternate translation: "he begins to do evil things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # he does not reject evil Here "evil" can be stated in another form. Alternate translation: "he does not reject evil behavior" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])