en_tn_condensed/psa/055/012.md

I could have borne it

Tolerating or enduring a rebuke is spoken of as bearing or carrying it. Alternate translation: "I could have tolerated the rebuke" or "I would not be so sad about the rebuke" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

raised himself up against me

Being proud of oneself and insulting another is spoken of as raising oneself up against another. Alternate translation: "insulted me" or "despised me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)