OET interlinear PRO 15:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מְ֭עַט & מֵ⁠אוֹצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב

a_little & than,treasure great

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “is having a little … than having much treasure”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

מְ֭עַט

a_little

Here Solomon is using the adjective little as a noun to refer to a small amount of something. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “is having a small amount”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH

Here Solomon refers to fearing Yahweh as if that fear were an object that someone could have with even a little of whatever they have. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “while having fear of Yahweh” or “and fearing Yahweh”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,fear_of YHWH

See how you translated the fear of Yahweh in [1:7](../01/07.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מְה֥וּמָה בֽ⁠וֹ

and,turmoil in=him/it

Here Solomon refers to feeling anxiety as if that anxiety were an object that someone could have with much treasure. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and having anxiety” or “and having anxiety”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠מְה֥וּמָה

and,turmoil

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