OET interlinear ECC 5:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָ⁠עֹבֵ֔ד

(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner(s)_of,its to,harm_of,his )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the subject the sleep of the worker before the predicate Sweet. Alternate translation: [The sleep of the worker is sweet]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת

(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner(s)_of,its to,harm_of,his )

Here Solomon is speaking as if sleep had a taste by describing it as Sweet. He means that the worker’s sleep is pleasant. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Pleasant is the sleep of]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠הַ⁠שָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽ⁠עָשִׁ֔יר

(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner(s)_of,its to,harm_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of satisfaction, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [but the fact that a rich person has too much]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠הַ⁠שָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽ⁠עָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛⁠נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖⁠וֹ לִ⁠ישֽׁוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner(s)_of,its to,harm_of,his )

Solomon is speaking of the satisfaction of a rich person as if it were a living thing that could choose whether to allow him to sleep. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but because a rich person has too much, he cannot sleep]