He builds his house like the spider, like the booth that a watcher makes, comparing the wicked's constructed security to the spider's web and a watcher's temporary shelter, both symbols of fragility and impermanence. The comparison to a spider's web suggests that the wicked's house, despite whatever material substance, possesses only illusory security, that it will collapse as readily as a web. The comparison to a watcher's booth—a temporary shelter built to maintain surveillance during harvests—suggests a structure intended for impermanence, a shelter meant to be abandoned. The double comparison emphasizes the inadequacy of whatever the wicked constructs as a basis for lasting security.

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