OET interlinear PRO 20:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עָרֵ֣ב

sweet

Here Solomon speaks of a person being pleased by eating bread of falsehood as if the bread were Sweet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Pleasant” or “Pleasant like something sweet”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

לָ֭⁠אִישׁ & פִ֥י⁠הוּ

to_the,man & mouth_of,his

Although the terms man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “to a person … that person’s mouth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר

food/grain/bread deceit

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe bread that is obtained by falsehood. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “bread obtained by falsehood”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֶ֣חֶם

food/grain/bread

See how you translated the same use of bread in [9:5](../09/05.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׁ֑קֶר

deceit

See how you translated the abstract noun falsehood in [6:17](../06/17.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִמָּֽלֵא־פִ֥י⁠הוּ חָצָֽץ

filled mouth_of,his gravel

Here Solomon speaks of a person experiencing bad results because of eating bread of falsehood as if his mouth were filled with gravel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “he will experience unpleasantness” or “he will have bad results as if his mouth were filled with sand”