OET interlinear PRO 19:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

רָ֭שׁ & בְּ⁠תֻמּ֑⁠וֹ מֵ⁠עִקֵּ֥שׁ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י⁠ו וְ⁠ה֣וּא כְסִֽיל

poor & in/on/at/with,integrity_of,his than,perverse_of speech_of,his and=he fool

Here, one who is poor, his, one who is crooked, he, and a stupid one all 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: “is a poor person … in that person’s integrity than a person who is crooked in that one’s lips and is a stupid person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּ⁠תֻמּ֑⁠וֹ

walking in/on/at/with,integrity_of,his

Here Solomon speaks of a person behaving with integrity as if integrity were a place that person walks in. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated a similar use of “walk” in [3:23](../03/23.md). Alternate translation: “who behaves with integrity”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠תֻמּ֑⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,integrity_of,his

See how you translated the abstract noun integrity in [1:3](../01/03.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֵ⁠עִקֵּ֥שׁ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י⁠ו

than,perverse_of speech_of,his

Here Solomon uses the phrase crooked in his lips to refer to someone who speaks deceptively. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of crooked in [2:15](../02/15.md). Alternate translation: “than one who speaks with deception”