OET interlinear PRO 14:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לֵ֣ץ & לְ⁠נָב֣וֹן

scoffer & to,understands

See how you translated a mocker in [9:7](../09/07.md) and the understanding one in [1:5](../01/05.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּקֶּשׁ

seeks

Here ,wisdom is described as if it were an object that people, trying to be wise, could “seek.” See how you translated the same use of seeks in [11:27](../11/27.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֣ה & וְ⁠דַ֖עַת

wisdom & and,knowledge

See how you translated the abstract nouns wisdom in [1:2](../01/02.md) and knowledge in [1:4](../01/04.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וָ⁠אָ֑יִן

and,none

Here Solomon means that a mocker cannot acquire wisdom, not that wisdom does not exist. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and he cannot find it” or “and there is no wisdom for him”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠דַ֖עַת

and,knowledge

Solomon is leaving out a word that, in many languages, a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “but finding knowledge” or “but acquiring knowledge”