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OET (OET-RV) They would miss it too much to let it go,
⇔ and they keep it there in the middle of their mouths.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה
loath on/upon=it(f) and=not let_~_go,it
Zophar is speaking as if a wicked person would literally have pity on wickedness and not forsake it. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he is reluctant to let it go” or “he is reluctant to stop doing wicked things”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ
and,keeps,it in_the=middle mouth,his
Zophar is speaking as if a wicked person would literally hold wickedness against the roof of his mouth so that he could savor it. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but continues to savor it” or “but continues to savor doing them”
OET (OET-RV) They would miss it too much to let it go,
⇔ and they keep it there in the middle of their mouths.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.