unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/06/03.md

save yourself

"protect yourself" or "help yourself out of these problems"

you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor

This is a figure of speech using the term "hand" to mean "harm." Alternate translation: "your neighbor can bring harm to you if he wants to" or "your neighbor has power over you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

neighbor

"friend"