Bible in Basic English
"Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her."
— Proverbs 6:5, Bible in Basic English
“Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.”
You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.
Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.