OET interlinear PRO 26:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל־חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְ⁠לֶב־רָֽע

silver_of impure overlays on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in earthen_vessel lips fervent and,heart_of evil

If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “Burning lips and a heart of evil are silver of dross overlaid on a clay vessel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל־חָ֑רֶשׂ

silver_of impure overlays on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in earthen_vessel

Here Solomon refers to burning lips and a heart of evil as if they are Silver of dross overlaid on a clay vessel. The point is that both are deceptive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “Very deceptive” or “Like silver of dross overlaid on a clay vessel”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים

silver_of impure

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe dross that is removed from silver when someone refines it. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “Dross from silver”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְצֻפֶּ֣ה

overlays

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: “that someone overlaid”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְ⁠לֶב־רָֽע

lips fervent and,heart_of evil

Here, and indicates that someone has both burning lips and a heart of evil at the same time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “are burning lips with a heart of evil”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים

lips fervent

See how you translated the same use of lips in [10:18](../10/18.md).

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דֹּלְקִ֣ים

fervent

Here Solomon refers to something being emotional or fervent as if that thing were burning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “passionate”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠לֶב־רָֽע

and,heart_of evil

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a heart that is characterized by evil. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “and an evil heart”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֶב

and,heart_of

See how you translated the same use of heart in [2:2](../02/02.md).