OET interlinear PRO 28:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ & וְ⁠נֶעְקַ֥שׁ

walks & and,crooked_of

The phrases One who walks and one who is crooked 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 person who walks … but any person who is crooked”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים

walks entire/complete/moral

Here Solomon refers to someone behaving in a blameless manner as if that person walks blameless. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated a similar use of “walk” in [3:23](../03/23.md). Alternate translation: “One who conducts his life in a blameless manner”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ

safe

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. The context implies that Yahweh will do the action. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will save”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם

and,crooked_of ways

See how you translated one crooked of ways in [28:6](../28/06.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִפּ֥וֹל

fall

See how you translated the same use of fall in [11:5](../11/05.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠אֶחָֽת

in/on/at/with,one

Here, in one could refer to: (1) falling in one moment, which emphasizes the suddenness of falling. Alternate translation: “at once” (2) falling into one of this person’s crooked ways. Alternate translation: “into one of those ways”