OET interlinear PRO 13:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נַפְשׁ֣⁠וֹ עָצֵ֑ל

soul_of,him sluggard

A lazy one and his do not refer to a specific person, put to a type of person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “Anyone who is lazy, that one’s appetite”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נַפְשׁ֣⁠וֹ & וְ⁠נֶ֖פֶשׁ

soul_of,him & and,soul_of

See how you translated the abstract noun appetite in [6:30](../06/30.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִתְאַוָּ֣ה & נַפְשׁ֣⁠וֹ

craves & soul_of,him

Here, craving describes the appetite of a lazy person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he has a craving appetite” or “he craves”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ֭⁠אַיִן

and,nothing

Here Solomon implies that there is nothing to satisfy the lazy person’s craving. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and there is nothing to satisfy that craving”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וָ֭⁠אַיִן

and,nothing

Solomon says there is nothing as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [and often gets nothing]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְּדֻשָּֽׁן

richly_supplied

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “will become fat”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תְּדֻשָּֽׁן

richly_supplied

Here Solomon refers to the appetite of the diligent ones being satisfied as if the appetite were a person who could be fattened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will be satisfied”