OET interlinear PRO 16:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ בְּ֭לִיַּעַל

(a)_man worthless

See how you translated this phrase in [6:12](../06/12.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ בְּ֭לִיַּעַל & שפתי⁠ו

(a)_man worthless & speech_of,his

A man of worthlessness and his refer to a type of person in general, not a specific man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person of worthlessness … that person’s lips”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כֹּרֶ֣ה רָעָ֑ה

digs_up evil

Here Solomon speaks of a person planning how to harm other people as if that person were digging evil out of the ground. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “plans how to harm people” or “plans how to harm people as if he were digging up evil”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רָעָ֑ה

evil

Here, evil refers to trouble or harm that someone experiences as a result of the planning done by A man of worthlessness. See how you translated the same use of evil in [12:21](../12/21.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠עַל־שפתי⁠ו כְּ⁠אֵ֣שׁ צָרָֽבֶת

and,on speech_of,his like,fire scorching

Here, on his lips refers to what a person says while moving his lips. See how you translated the same use of lips in [10:13](../10/13.md). Alternate translation: “and what he says is like a scorching fire”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠אֵ֣שׁ צָרָֽבֶת

like,fire scorching

Solomon is saying that the evil things that A man of worthlessness says are like a scorching fire because both can hurt people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “it hurts people like a scorching fire”