OET interlinear PRO 22:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

פִּ֣י זָר֑וֹת זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה

mouth_of adulteress angry_of YHWH

The mouth, a strange woman, and one cursed of Yahweh refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Mouths of strange women … people who are cursed of Yahweh”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פִּ֣י

mouth_of

Here, mouth refers to the seductive things that a strange woman says with her mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The seductive speech of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

זָר֑וֹת

adulteress

See how you translated this phrase in [2:16](../02/16.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה & יפול־שָֽׁם

pit deep & fall there

Here Solomon speaks of the danger of obeying the seductive speech of a strange woman as if it were a deep pit that a person could fall into and die if they obeyed that speech. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “is extremely dangerous … will die because of it” or “is dangerous like a deep pit … will fall there and die”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה

angry_of YHWH

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “one whom Yahweh has cursed”