OET interlinear PRO 16:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

כֹּ֤ל & לַֽ⁠מַּעֲנֵ֑⁠הוּ

all & for_the,purpose_of,his

Solomon is using the adjective all as a noun to mean everything that exists. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “all things for their own purposes”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לַֽ⁠מַּעֲנֵ֑⁠הוּ & רָעָֽה

for_the,purpose_of,his & trouble

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of purpose and evil, you could express the same ideas in other ways. See how you translated evil in [1:16](../01/16.md). Alternate translation: “for what they will accomplish … what is evil”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠גַם־רָ֝שָׁ֗ע

and=also wicked

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause 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: “and Yahweh has even made a wicked one”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָ֝שָׁ֗ע

wicked

See how you translated this phrase in [9:7](../09/07.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠י֣וֹם רָעָֽה

for,day_of trouble

Here, the day of evil could refer to a time when wicked people experience disaster. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “for the time of disaster”