OET interlinear PRO 30:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

דּ֭וֹר & בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו וּ֝⁠מִ⁠צֹּאָת֗⁠וֹ לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ

generation & in/on/at/with,eyes_of,their_own and,from,filthiness_of,their not cleansed

See how you translated the same use of generation and its in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

טָה֣וֹר

pure

Here, Agur speaks of people being innocent of doing anything wrong as if those people were clean. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “innocent”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,eyes_of,their_own

See how you translated the same use of eyes in [3:4](../03/04.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠מִ⁠צֹּאָת֗⁠וֹ לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ

and,from,filthiness_of,their not cleansed

Here, Agur speaks of people being guilty of doing something wrong as if those people were not washed and as if the wrong things they did were excrement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “but it is guilty of doing bad things” or “but it is guilty, as if it has not washed off its excrement”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ

not cleansed

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: “someone has not washed it”