“Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.”
In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but he who guards himself will stay far from them—an observation that wickedness is inherently dangerous, full of hidden traps, while the careful person avoids such paths. The metaphor of 'snares and pitfalls' (tzudim upacha) describes dangers designed to catch; the wicked's path is set with self-made traps. The contrast 'he who guards himself' establishes that awareness and caution provide protection. The theological significance involves the principle that sin creates objective dangers in the moral universe.
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