OET interlinear PRO 11:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה

desire_of righteous only good expectation_of wicked severe_anger

This verse could mean: (1) The desire of righteous people results in what is good, but the expectation of wicked people results in rage. Alternate translation: “The desire of the righteous ones leads only to good; the expectation of the wicked ones leads to rage” (2) righteous people only desire what is good, but wicked people expect anger. Alternate translation: “The righteous ones only desire good things; the wicked ones expect rage”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה

expectation_of wicked severe_anger

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 expectation of the wicked ones is rage”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה

expectation_of wicked severe_anger

Solomon does not mean to communicate here that the wicked do wicked things because they expect rage. He means to communicate that it is as though they expect rage, because that is what they get. If a speaker of your language would not do that, you could translate the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [whatever the wicked ones might expect, rage is all that they will get]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֶבְרָֽה

severe_anger

Here, rage could refer to: (1) Yahweh’s wrath. Alternate translation: “is the wrath of Yahweh” (2) the wrath of other people. Alternate translation: “is the wrath of other people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֶבְרָֽה

severe_anger

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of rage, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “is being enraged” or “enrages”