OET interlinear PRO 3:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

דְּרָכֶ֥י⁠הָ דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם וְֽ⁠כָל־נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣י⁠הָ שָׁלֽוֹם

ways_of,her ways_of pleasant and=all paths_of,her peace

These two phrases mean similar things. Solomon is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “Her way of life is one of peaceful pleasantness”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

דְּרָכֶ֥י⁠הָ & נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣י⁠הָ

ways_of,her & paths_of,her

Her and her here refer to wisdom as if it were a woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Wisdom’s ways … wisdom’s paths”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דְּרָכֶ֥י⁠הָ דַרְכֵי & נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣י⁠הָ שָׁלֽוֹם

ways_of,her ways_of & paths_of,her peace

In this verse, ways and paths refer to how being wise guides a person’s behavior. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Wise behavior is behavior of … wise behavior brings peace”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם

ways_of pleasant

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe ways that result in pleasantness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “are ways that lead to pleasantness”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

שָׁלֽוֹם

peace

Here Solomon implies that peace is the result of following wisdom's paths. Use a natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “lead to being peaceful” or “result in living peacefully”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׁלֽוֹם

peace

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another Alternate translation: “are what is peaceful”