# Save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter

"Escape from your neighbor like a gazelle that flees from a hunter"

# gazelle

This is a big, lean animal that eats grass and that people often hunt for meat. It is famous for running away quickly.

# from the hand of the hunter

The hand of the hunter refers to the hunter's control. Alternate translation: "from the control of the hunter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# like a bird from the hand of the fowler

"and escape like a bird that flies away from a bird-hunter"