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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. Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "bait that someone has put out so he can kill you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)