OET interlinear PRO 14:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֶ֭צֶב & מוֹתָ֑ר & לְ⁠מַחְסֽוֹר

toil & profit & leads_~_to,poverty

See how you translated the abstract nouns “toils” in [5:10](../05/10.md), profit in [3:14](../03/14.md), and lack in [6:11](../06/11.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠דְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם

and,talk_of lips

Here Solomon implies that this refers to the word of lips without any toil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but the word of lips without toil” or “but the word of lips by itself”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּ⁠דְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם

and,talk_of lips

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe the word that is spoken with lips. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “but the word spoken by lips”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠דְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם

and,talk_of lips

Here, the word of lips represents what people say by using their lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. See how you translated the similar use of word in [12:25](../12/25.md). Alternate translation: [but just talking]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אַךְ־לְ⁠מַחְסֽוֹר

only leads_~_to,poverty

Here, is only indicates that lack is the result of the preceding phrase. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “results only in lack”