# The fear of man makes a snare

Being afraid of what other people might do is spoken of as stepping into a trap. Alternate translation: "Anyone who is afraid of what other people might do to him is like a person who has become snared in a trap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# a snare

a trap that catches animals with ropes

# the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh will protect the one who trusts in him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])