OET interlinear PRO 11:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צִדְקַ֣ת & וּ֝⁠בְ⁠רִשְׁעָת֗⁠וֹ

righteousness_of & and,in/on/at/with,wickedness_of,his

See how you translated the abstract nouns righteousness in [1:3](../01/03.md) and wickedness in [4:17](../04/17.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

תָּ֭מִים

entire/complete/moral

The phrase a blameless one represents blameless people in general, not one particular blameless one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “any blameless person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תָּ֭מִים

entire/complete/moral

Here, a blameless one refers to someone whom Yahweh does not blame for acting wickedly. See how you translated the same use of “blameless ones” in [2:21](../02/21.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר דַּרְכּ֑⁠וֹ

keeps_~_straight its=road/course

Here Solomon refers to enabling someone to live without bad things happening to him as making that person’s way straight. It is a comparison of a person's life to a path, and righteousness keeps the path from having twists and turns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated a similar idea in [3:6](../03/06.md). Alternate translation: “will cause that person to avoid bad things in life”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָשָֽׁע

wicked

See how you translated this phrase in [9:7](../09/07.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִפֹּ֥ל

fall

Here Solomon speaks of someone experiencing disaster as if that person were falling down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will experience disaster”