OET interlinear PRO 20:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לֵ֣ץ הַ֭⁠יַּין

mocker the,wine

This could mean: (1) people who drink too much wine are spoken of as if they were wine itself. Alternate translation: “Someone who drinks too much wine is a mocker” (2) people who drink too much wine act foolishly, which causes others to mock them. Alternate translation: “Someone who drinks too much wine is mocked by others”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר

brawler strong_drink

Here Solomon speaks of people who drink too much intoxicating drink as if they were intoxicating drink itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “someone who drinks too much intoxicating drink is a brawler”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שֹׁ֥גֶה

led_astray

Here, staggers refers to someone who staggers because they are intoxicated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “who staggers drunkenly”

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

בּ֝֗⁠וֹ

in/on/over=him/it

Here, it refers to wine and intoxicating drink, both mentioned in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by drinking too much alcohol”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם

not wise

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 quite foolish”