OET interlinear PRO 15:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭⁠אִישׁ בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

joy to_a,man in/on/at/with,answers_of mouth_of,his

Solomon is speaking of an answer as if it were a container, and he is speaking of Joy as if it were an object that could be inside that container. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The man has joy because of the answer of his mouth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭⁠אִישׁ בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

joy to_a,man in/on/at/with,answers_of mouth_of,his

Here, the man, the answer, and his refer to a type of people and answers in general, not a specific man or answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person has joy because of an answer of that person’s mouth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שִׂמְחָ֣ה

joy

See how you translated the abstract noun joy in [10:28](../10/28.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,answers_of mouth_of,his

The phrase a word in its time in the second clause implies that the answer in the first clause is a good or fitting answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “in the good answer of his mouth” or “in the fitting reply of his mouth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠מַעֲנֵה־פִ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,answers_of mouth_of,his

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe an answer that someone says with his mouth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “in the good answer he says” or “in what he says well in reply”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר בְּ⁠עִתּ֣⁠וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word in/on/at/with,season_of,its what? good

This clause is a positive exclamation that emphasizes that something spoken at the right time is very good. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this by making it a separate sentence and using a positive exclamation that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “A word in its time is very good!”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר בְּ⁠עִתּ֣⁠וֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word in/on/at/with,season_of,its what? good

The phrase a word in its time refers to a word that is spoken at the appropriate time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and how good is a word spoken at the appropriate time”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר & מַה־טּֽוֹב

and,word & what? good

See how you translated the similar use of word in [12:25](../12/25.md).