OET interlinear PRO 10:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פְּעֻלַּ֣ת

wage_of

Here Solomon speaks of the reward that the righteous one receives as if it were a wage that someone pays. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The reward for”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

צַדִּ֣יק & רָשָׁ֣ע

law-abiding/just & wicked

The phrases the righteous one and the wicked one represent types of people in general, not one particular righteous one or wicked one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any righteous person … any wicked person”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לְ⁠חַיִּ֑ים & לְ⁠חַטָּֽאת

leads_to,life & to,punishment

In this verse, the phrase is to indicates that what follows is the result of what was previously stated. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “leads to life … leads to sin” or “results in life … results in sin”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠חַיִּ֑ים

leads_to,life

Here, life refers to both living well and living long. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is to a good, long life” or “is to living happily for a long time”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

תְּבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע לְ⁠חַטָּֽאת

gain_of wicked to,punishment

This clause is a strong contrast with the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “by contrast, the income of the wicked one is to sin”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּבוּאַ֖ת

gain_of

Here Solomon speaks of the recompense or punishment that the wicked one receives as if it were income. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the recompense for”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠חַטָּֽאת

to,punishment

Here, sin could refer to: (1) the punishment that someone receives for sin, which is suggested by the contrasting parallelism between this clause and the previous clause. Alternate translation: “is punishment for sin” (2) sin itself. Alternate translation: “is to sin more”