OET interlinear PROV 29:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

see (a)_man hasty in,his_of,words

Although the Hebrew text is not worded like a question, many translations make this clause into a rhetorical question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this as a question. See how you translated the similar use of You see in [22:29](../22/29.md). Alternate translation: “Do you see a man hurrying in his words?”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

(a)_man hasty in,his_of,words

See how you translated a man and his in [6:27](../06/27.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אָ֣ץ בִּ⁠דְבָרָ֑י⁠ו

hasty in,his_of,words

Here, hurrying in his words is an idiom that means “speaking before thinking about what to say.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “talking off the cuff” or “who speaks without thinking”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תִּקְוָ֖ה לִ⁠כְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

hope [belongs]_to,a_fool more,than_him

See how you translated this sentence in [26:12](../26/12.md).