OET interlinear PRO 5:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥י⁠ךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

to=guard/protect discretion and,knowledge lips_of,your guard

In this verse, Solomon speaks of discretion as if it were an object that someone should keep, and he speaks of knowledge as if it were an object that someone’s lips should guard. He means that he wants his son to be wise in his choices and in the things that he says. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in order to keep making good choices and speaking with knowledge”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מְזִמּ֑וֹת

discretion

See how you translated the abstract noun discretion in [1:4](../01/04.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥י⁠ךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

and,knowledge lips_of,your guard

Here, lips represents the person who speaks by moving his lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you may guard knowledge by what you say”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ֝⁠דַ֗עַת

and,knowledge

Here, knowledge refers to what the son has learned from his father. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and … what you have learned”