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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"