# the wicked is ensnared by his own actions

Here "wicked" is a nominal adjective that refers to any wicked person. A wicked person acting to harm other people is spoken of as if the wicked person had made a trap and then fallen into it and been unable to escape. This can be stated in active form. AT: "when a wicked person tries to harm other people, his actions will end up harming him" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs-nominaladj]] and [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs-metaphor]])

# is ensnared

"is trapped"