OET interlinear PRO 12:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

יָפִ֣יחַ

speaks

Although the term He is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “A person who breathes out”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָפִ֣יחַ

speaks

See how you translated the same use of breathes out in [6:19](../06/19.md). Here Solomon speaks of someone who easily and habitually tells the truth as if that person breathes out faithfulness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who easily speaks”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֱ֭מוּנָה יַגִּ֣יד צֶ֑דֶק & שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

truth gives_~_evidence honest & false deceit

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faithfulness and righteousness, falsehoods, and deceit, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “what is faithful tells what is righteous … false things, what is deceitful”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

and,witness_of false deceit

Solomon is leaving out a word in this clause that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but a witness of falsehoods tells deceit”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים

and,witness_of false

Althougha witness here is singular, it refers to any witness of falsehoods in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different form. Alternate translation: “but any witness of falsehoods”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠עֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים

and,witness_of false

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a witness who speaks falsehoods. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “but any witness who speaks falsehoods”