OET interlinear PRO 26:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עָצֵ֣ל בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

sluggard in/on/at/with,eyes_of,his_own

See how you translated A lazy one and his in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

חָכָ֣ם & בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

wiser & in/on/at/with,eyes_of,his_own

Here Solomon implies that A lazy one is not actually wise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “erroneously considers himself wiser in his own eyes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,eyes_of,his_own

See how you translated the same use of this phrase in [26:12](../26/12.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

מִ֝⁠שִּׁבְעָ֗ה

than,seven

Solomon is using the adjective seven as a noun to mean seven people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “seven people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ֝⁠שִּׁבְעָ֗ה

than,seven

Here, seven is used to refer to multiple people, not specifically seven people. In Hebrew, seven often symbolizes the idea of completion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “numerous people”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם

answer_of discreetly

Here Solomon refers to people speaking a reply with discretion to someone else as if they were returning discretion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of “returns” in [24:26](../24/26.md). Alternate translation: “who speak a discreet reply”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

טָֽעַם

discreetly

See how you translated the abstract noun discretion in [1:4](../01/04.md).