OET interlinear PRO 21:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לֵ֭ץ & פֶּ֑תִי & לְ֝⁠חָכָ֗ם

scoffer & simple & of,wise

See how you translated a mocker in [9:7](../09/07.md), a naive one in [14:15](../14/15.md), and a wise one in [1:5](../01/05.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יֶחְכַּם־פֶּ֑תִי

become_wiser simple

Solomon assumes that his readers will understand that a naive one will become wise as the result of seeing someone fining a mocker. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “a naive one will see this happen and become wise”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֥יל

and,in/on/at/with,instructed

Here Solomon speaks of someone teaching insight to a wise one as if insight were an object that a person gives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and when teaching insight”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֥יל & דָּֽעַת

and,in/on/at/with,instructed & knowledge

See how you translated the abstract nouns insight in [1:3](../01/03.md) and knowledge in [1:4](../01/04.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִקַּח־דָּֽעַת

increase knowledge

Here Solomon speaks of something learning knowledge as if it were an object that a person receives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “he learns knowledge”