OET interlinear PRO 23:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֱמֶ֣ת קְ֭נֵה וְ⁠אַל־תִּמְכֹּ֑ר

truth buy and,not sell

Here the writer speaks of learning and remembering truth as if it were an object that someone can Acquire and sell. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Learn truth and do not forget it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֱמֶ֣ת & חָכְמָ֖ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֣ר וּ⁠בִינָֽה

truth & wisdom and,instruction and,understanding

See how you translated the abstract nouns truth in [8:7](../08/07.md) and wisdom, instruction, and understanding in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

וְ⁠אַל־תִּמְכֹּ֑ר

and,not sell

The writer is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: “and keep it”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

חָכְמָ֖ה וּ⁠מוּסָ֣ר וּ⁠בִינָֽה

wisdom and,instruction and,understanding

The writer is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and acquire wisdom and instruction and understanding”