OET interlinear PRO 15:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְ⁠מַ֣עְלָ⁠ה לְ⁠מַשְׂכִּ֑יל

path_of life(pl) to,upward, for,wise

The path of life and the insightful one represent paths and insightful people in general, not a specific path or insightful one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “The paths of lives are upward for those who are insightful”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים לְ⁠מַ֣עְלָ⁠ה

path_of life(pl) to,upward,

Here Solomon speaks of a lifestyle that results in a long life as if it were a path that goes upward. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The lifestyle results in a long life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חַ֭יִּים

life(pl)

Here, life refers to a long life. See how you translated the same use of life in [10:16](../10/16.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר

in_order_to turn_away

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 previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “in order for the insightful one to turn away”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְמַ֥עַן ס֝֗וּר מִ⁠שְּׁא֥וֹל

in_order_to turn_away from,sheol

Here Solomon speaks of avoiding Sheol as if Sheol were a place that a person could turn away from. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in order to avoid going to Sheol”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠שְּׁא֥וֹל מָֽטָּה

from,sheol below

The Israelites referred to dying as going down to Sheol, which is the place where people’s spirits go when they die. Here Solomon refers to Sheol as if it were below the place where living people are. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. See how you translated Sheol in [1:12](../01/12.md). Alternate translation: “from the place where the spirits of dead people dwell” or “from the place of the dead”