OET interlinear PRO 18:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רֽוּחַ & וְ⁠ר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה

spirit_of & and=spirit broken

In this verse, spirit refers to a person’s attitude. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The attitude of … but a crushed attitude”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל

endure

Here Solomon implies that a person’s spirit enables that person to endure his illness. if it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “will enable him to endure”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠ר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה

and=spirit broken

Here Solomon refers to a person who despairs as if that person’s spirit were crushed by something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in [15:13](../15/13.md). Alternate translation: “but a despairing heart”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽ⁠נָּה

who? bear,it

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize the difficulty of helping a depressed person feel better. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “surely no one can lift it!”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִשָּׂאֶֽ⁠נָּה

bear,it

Here Solomon refers to helping a depressed person feel better as if one could lift that person’s spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “can restore it”