OET interlinear PRO 19:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נֶ֣פֶשׁ & וְ⁠אָ֖ץ

creature & and,moves_quickly

Here, a life and one who hurries 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 life … and any person who hurries”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נֶ֣פֶשׁ

creature

Here, life could refer to: (1) a living person. Alternate translation: “a person” (2) a person’s desire or zeal. Alternate translation: “desire”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דַ֣עַת

knowledge

See how you translated the abstract noun knowledge in [1:4](../01/04.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹא־ט֑וֹב

not good

Solomon is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: “is extremely bad”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אָ֖ץ בְּ⁠רַגְלַ֣יִם

and,moves_quickly in/on/at/with,feet

Here Solomon speaks of a person doing something too hastily as if he hurries by running with his feet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and one who acts too quickly”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אָ֖ץ בְּ⁠רַגְלַ֣יִם

and,moves_quickly in/on/at/with,feet

If you translated life in the previous clause as “person,” then this parallel clause would refer to someone who hurries to do something before having the knowledge to act rightly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and one who acts too quickly without knowledge”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חוֹטֵֽא

misses

Here the word translated as sins could refer to: (1) someone making a mistake. Alternate translation: “makes a mistake” or “errs”(2) someone acting sinfully, which is the most frequent meaning for this word. Alternate translation: “acts sinfully”