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as wine is treacherous, even so an arrogant man does not stay at home
"Just as wine harms people, the arrogant man also goes out to harm people"
wine
Some modern translations read, "wealth."
He has made his throat as wide as Sheol; and like death, he is never satisfied
God speaks of the arrogant person being greedy as if the person made his throat extremely wide so he could eat far more than he needed. Because no one can escape death and Sheol, people thought of Sheol and death as being like a hungry person who is never satisfied. Yahweh used this images to show how extremly greedy the the arrogant person is.
He has gathered together all the nations, and he has assembled to himself all the people
"He conquers for himself the people of every nation"