OET interlinear PRO 22:22

uW Translation Notes:

[22:22](../22/22.md)–[23](../22/23.md) is Saying 1 of the 30 “words of the wise ones.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

דָּ֭ל & דַל־ה֑וּא & עָנִ֣י

poor & poor he/it & afflicted

Here, a lowly one, he, and an afflicted one 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: “any lowly person … that person is lowly … any afflicted person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָּ֭ל & דַל

poor & poor

See how you translated the same use of lowly in [10:15](../10/15.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א

and,not crush

Here the writer refers to oppressing an afflicted one as if someone were crushing that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly, as in the UST.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַ⁠שָּֽׁעַר

in/on/at/with,gate

Here, the gate refers to the place in a city where people settled legal arguments (see [Ruth 4:1–12](../rut/04/01.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “at the place for settling legal arguments”