unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/22/05.md

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thorns and snares

These two words together describe the dangers of the path. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

snare

a trap to catch animals

whoever guards his soul

"anyone who protects himself" AT: "whoever is careful with himself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

the way he should go

AT: "how he should live" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)