734 B
734 B
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city
AT: "A rich person will try to protect himself with his wealth" (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
fortified city
city with strong defences like walls and towers
in his imagination it is like a high wall
The protection provided by wealth is not real but only imagined.
Before his downfall a person's heart is proud
AT: "First a person is proud, but then comes his downfall"
his downfall
AT: "he falls down" or "he is humiliated" or "his life and reputation are destroyed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
humility comes before honor
AT: "humility leads to honor"