OET interlinear PRO 14:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑⁠הּ

wise_of women/wives builds house_of,her

The wisest of women and her here do not refer to a specific person, but refer to a type of person in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Those women who are most wise build their houses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑⁠הּ

builds house_of,her

Here Solomon refers to a woman making her family prosper as if she were building a house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes her family to prosper”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ֝⁠אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּ⁠יָדֶ֥י⁠הָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽ⁠נּוּ

and,foolish in/on/at/with,hands_of,her_own tears_~_down,it

Here, a foolish woman and her do not refer to a specific person, but refer to a type of person in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “but those women who are foolish tear it down with their hands”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תֶהֶרְסֶֽ⁠נּוּ

tears_~_down,it

Here Solomon refers to a woman ruining her family as if she were tearing down a house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “harms it” or “destroys it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יָדֶ֥י⁠הָ

in/on/at/with,hands_of,her_own

Here, hands refers to what a person does, which often involves using hands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by her deeds” or “by what she does”