## blocked my path ## "prevented me from escaping from him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) ## hewn stone ## stones that someone has cut into regular shapes that fit together and make the wall strong ## stone; every way I take is crooked ## Possible meanings are 1) "stone, and so I cannot go anywhere" (see UDB) or 2) "stone; every road I take leads nowhere" ## He has turned aside my paths ## Possible meanings are 1) "He has dragged me off the path" (see UDB) or 2) "He has caused my path to turn in the wrong direction"