OET interlinear PRO 20:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֵ֣ימַת

severe_anger_of

See how you translated the abstract noun terror in [10:24](../10/24.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

כַּ֭⁠כְּפִיר & מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗⁠וֹ חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁ⁠וֹ

like_the,lion & king provokes_~_toanger_of,him forfeits life_of,his

Here, a king, the young lion, one who infuriates, him, and his refer to types of people and young lions in general, not to specific people or a specific young lion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any king … like any young lion … any person who infuriates that king forfeits that person’s own life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

נַ֣הַם כַּ֭⁠כְּפִיר

growling like_the,lion

See how you translated the same expression in [19:12](../19/12.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

חוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֽׁ⁠וֹ

forfeits life_of,his

Here, in a polite way Solomon refers to causing one’s own death by using the phrase wrongs his life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: “will cause his end” or “will cause himself to be killed”