# He went after her suddenly

This seems to imply that the young man took very little time to think about what he should do. AT: "He quickly decided to go after her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# like an ox going ... into a snare

The naive and unsuspecting way the young man follows the adulteress is compared to the way three animals are unaware of the danger they are in. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# slaughter

This refers to killing an animal in order to eat its meat.

# deer

See how you translated this word in [Proverbs 5:19](../05/18.md).

# until an arrow pierces through its liver

This passage implies that a hunter has trapped the deer in order to shoot it with arrows. AT: "until a hunter shoots it in its most important part" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# liver

Here this organ represents a very important part of the deer's body.

# it would cost his life

This is a way of saying that this person will die as a result. AT: "it would kill him" or "he would die soon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ox]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/slaughter]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bowweapon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]