OET interlinear PRO 29:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֶ֗לֶךְ & וְ⁠אִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת

king & and,man_of bribes

A king and a man of contributions refer to a 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 king is one who scatters … but any man of contributions”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ֭⁠מִשְׁפָּט

in/on/at/with,justice

See how you translated the abstract noun justice in [1:3](../01/03.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אָ֑רֶץ & יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽ⁠נָּה

land & tears_~_down,it

Here, land and it refer to the people who live in a land. See how you translated the same use of these words in [28:2](../28/02.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץ

gives_stability land

Here Solomon refers to the people of the land being successful as if they would continue to stand. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes the land to be successful”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠אִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת

and,man_of bribes

This could refer to: (1) someone who demands bribes. Alternate translation: “but a man who demands bribes” (2) a ruler who demands excessive taxes from the people he rules over. Alternate translation: “but a man who demands tribute” or “but a man who extorts his land”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אִ֖ישׁ

and,man_of

The parallelism between the two clauses in this verse indicates that the phrase a man here refers to a king or leader in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “but a ruler of”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽ⁠נָּה

tears_~_down,it

Here Solomon refers to the people of the land failing as if someone tears them down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “causes the land to fail”