OET interlinear ECC 7:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠צֵ֥ל הַֽ⁠חָכְמָ֖ה

(in)_the,shade of_(the),wisdom

Here Solomon is speaking as if wisdom were something that could cast a shadow and provide protection. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [as under wisdom’s protection]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דַּ֔עַת

knowledge

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of knowledge, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what one knows]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַֽ⁠חָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽי⁠הָ

of_(the),wisdom (the),wisdom preserves_the_life owners_of,its

Solomon is speaking of Wisdom as if it were a living thing that could preserve people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Those who are wise are preserved]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

בְעָלֶֽי⁠הָ

owners_of,its

The pronoun her refers to wisdom. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [those who possess wisdom]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

בְּ⁠צֵ֥ל הַֽ⁠חָכְמָ֖ה בְּ⁠צֵ֣ל הַ⁠כָּ֑סֶף וְ⁠יִתְר֣וֹן דַּ֔עַת הַֽ⁠חָכְמָ֖ה תְּחַיֶּ֥ה בְעָלֶֽי⁠הָ

(in)_the,shade of_(the),wisdom (in)_the,shade of_(the),money and_[the],advantage_of knowledge (the),wisdom preserves_the_life owners_of,its

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [in the shadow of wisdom just as in the shadow of silver, and this is an advantage of knowledge: Wisdom preserves her owners]