OET interlinear PRO 21:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝⁠שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר

(a)_man poor loves pleasure loves wine and,oil not rich

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause 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 clauses with a word that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “A man of lack loves joy; yes, a lover of wine and oil will not become rich”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִ֣ישׁ & אֹהֵ֥ב

(a)_man & loves

A man and a lover refer to types of people in general, not to a specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person of … any lover of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר

(a)_man poor

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by lacking wealth. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A man who lacks” or “A man characterized by poverty”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׂמְחָ֑ה

pleasure

Here, joy refers to things and activities that cause people to feel joy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what pleases them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יַֽיִן־וָ֝⁠שֶׁ֗מֶן

wine and,oil

Both wine and oil are luxurious items. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “luxurious items like wine and oil”