OET interlinear PRO 16:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בִּ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

good a_little in/on/at/with,righteousness than,great_of income in/on/at/with,no justice

The author assumes that his readers will understand that a little refers to the person having the things needed to maintain life. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “It is better for a person to have a little of what they need with righteousness than for a person to have an abundance of produce with no justice” or “A person who has a little of what they need with righteousness is better off than a person who has an abundance of produce with no justice.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

טוֹב־מְ֭עַט

good a_little

See how you translated this phrase in [15:16](../15/16.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,righteousness

Here Solomon refers to being righteous as if that righteousness were an object that someone could have with a little. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “while having righteousness” or “while being righteous”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

than,great_of income in/on/at/with,no justice

See how you translated an abundance of produce in [14:4](../14/04.md) and no justice in [13:23](../13/23.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

in/on/at/with,no justice

Here Solomon refers to a lack of justice as if justice were an object that someone did not have with an abundance of produce. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and not having justice” or “while having no justice”