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General Information:
These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).
those who are being taken away
These words can be translated in active form by using the term "they" which could be anyone, but are probably government officials. Alternate translation: "those whom they are taking away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
taken away
Another possible meaning is "dragged away."
staggering
walking unsteadily and almost falling. This word would also describe the way a person walks when he is being dragged away.
the slaughter
The abstract noun "slaughter" can be translated as a verb. The writer speaks as if those who take them away think of them as no better than animals. If your language has a word for killing animals that would fit here, you might want to use it. Alternate translation: "where people will kill them as they would kill animals" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)