OET interlinear PRO 14:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א

heart_of tranquil

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a heart that is characterized by healing. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A healed heart” or “A sound heart”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א

heart_of tranquil

Here Solomon uses heart to refer to a person’s inner being or mind. See how you translated the same use of heart in [2:2](../02/02.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [A peaceful liver] or [A tranquil mind]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לֵ֣ב

heart_of

A heart of healing refers to people's hearts in general, not to a specific heart. If it would be helpful, you could use a more natural expression in your language. Alternate translation: “Any heart of … any body”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים

life_of body

Here, life to bodies refers to a something being healthy for a person’s body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is healthy for one’s body” or “causes one’s body to be healthy”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠רְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה

and,rot_of bones passion

Here Solomon is saying that envy harms a person’s health like a disease that causes the decay of bones. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “but envy ruins a person’s health” or “but envy harms one’s health like disease decays one’s bones”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קִנְאָֽה

passion

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of envy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “being envious”