OET interlinear PRO 16:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס & רֵעֵ֑⁠הוּ וְ֝⁠הוֹלִיכ֗⁠וֹ

(a)_man violence/cruelty & his/its=neighbour and,leads,him

A man of violence, his neighbor, he, and him here refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person of violence … that person’s neighbor, and that person leads that neighbor”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס

(a)_man violence/cruelty

See how you translated this phrase in [3:31](../03/31.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠הוֹלִיכ֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ

and,leads,him in/on/at/with,way

Here Solomon refers to A man of violence causing his neighbor to behave in a manner that is not good as if he were leading his neighbor down a path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the same use of way in [1:15](../01/15.md). Alternate translation: “and he causes him to behave in a manner”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠דֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־טֽוֹב

in/on/at/with,way not good

This could refer to: (1) behavior that is not good. Alternate translation: “to behave in a manner that is not good” (2) behavior that results in something not good happening to that person. Alternate translation: “to behave in a manner that causes results which are not good”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹא־טֽוֹב

not good

Here Solomon uses the negative word not with good to emphasize how bad this way is. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “that is very bad”