OET interlinear PRO 20:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּ⁠עֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן

plans in/on/at/with,advice established

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Counsel establishes plans”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠עֵצָ֣ה

in/on/at/with,advice

See how you translated the abstract noun counsel in [1:25](../01/25.md).

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּ֝⁠בְ⁠תַחְבֻּל֗וֹת

and,in/on/at/with,wise_guidance

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. However, if it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “so, by guidance”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ֝⁠בְ⁠תַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה

and,in/on/at/with,wise_guidance make/work/create/deal war

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of guidance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and let others guide you when you make war”