OET interlinear ECC 7:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הָ⁠עֹ֖שֶׁק

(the),oppression

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of oppression, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [being oppressed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וִֽ⁠יאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה

and,it_will_destroy DOM heart bribe

Here Solomon is speaking as if a person’s moral judgment were a heart that could be destroyed by a bribe. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and a bribe destroys a person’s ability to make right decisions]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הָ⁠עֹ֖שֶׁק יְהוֹלֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם

(the),oppression turns_~_into_a_fool wise

Solomon is speaking of oppression as if it were a living thing that could craze a wise person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a wise person goes crazy when they are oppressed]