OET interlinear PRO 25:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְ⁠רוּחֽ⁠וֹ

(a)_city breached not walls (a)_man which/who not control for,spirit_of,his

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “A man who has no restraint for his spirit is a breached city without a wall”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה

(a)_city breached not walls

In this verse, Solomon speaks of a man who has no restraint for his spirit being defenseless or unprotected as if that person were A breached city without a wall. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very defenseless” or “Like a breached city without a wall”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה

(a)_city breached not walls

Here Solomon implies that there is no wall because it was broken down when people breached the city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “A city whose walls an army has knocked down”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֝֗ישׁ & לְ⁠רוּחֽ⁠וֹ

(a)_man & for,spirit_of,his

Although the terms man and his are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “is a person … for that person’s spirit”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְ⁠רוּחֽ⁠וֹ

which/who not control for,spirit_of,his

Here Solomon refers to someone who lacks self-control as if that person were not able to restrain his spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “who has no self-control”