OET interlinear PRO 21:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭⁠סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף וְ⁠שֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝⁠חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה

gift in/on/at/with,secret soothes anger and,bribe in/on/at/with,bosom severe_anger Azzah

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. 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: “A gift in secrecy subdues nose; yes, a bribe in the bosom, strong heat”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭⁠סֵּתֶר

gift in/on/at/with,secret

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “A gift given in secrecy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִכְפֶּה־אָ֑ף

soothes anger

Here, subdues nose refers to stopping a person from being angry. The word nose here means “anger” by association with the way that a person who is angry breathes heavily through his nose. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes angry people to stop being angry”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠שֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝⁠חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה

and,bribe in/on/at/with,bosom severe_anger Azzah

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a clause would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the previous clause if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and a bribe given in the bosom subdues strong heat”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בַּ֝⁠חֵ֗ק

in/on/at/with,bosom

Here, in the bosom indicates that a bribe is given to someone secretly, as if it were hidden in a person’s clothes near that person’s bosom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of “from the bosom” in [17:23](../17/23.md). Alternate translation: “in secret”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה

severe_anger Azzah

Here, strong heat refers to extreme anger, which causes the angry person’s body to become hot. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “rage”