en_tn/pro/04/13.md

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go

The writer speaks of a person remembering what he has learned as if "instruction" were an object that the person can hold tightly. AT: "Continue to obey what I have taught you and never forget it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

for it is your life

The writer speaks of discipline preserving a person's life as if it were that person's life. AT: "for it will preserve your life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)