OET interlinear PRO 13:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ

ransom_of life_of (a)_man

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a ransom that relates to the life and the life that relates to a man. If your language would not use the possessive form for these, you could use different expressions. Alternate translation: “The ransom that must be paid to redeem a man's life” or “What a man must pay to buy back his own life”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁר֑⁠וֹ

(a)_man wealth_of,his

Although a man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that could refer to either a man or a woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “a person is that person’s riches”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ֝⁠רָ֗שׁ

and,poor

Solomon is speaking of poor people in general, not of one particular poor one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “but any poor person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע

not hears

Here Solomon refers to a poor one completely ignoring a rebuke as if that person did not even hear it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “ignores” or “ignores as if he did not even hear”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גְּעָרָֽה

threat

Here, the word translated rebuke refers to a threat that someone makes against the life of a poor one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “a threat”