OET interlinear PRO 5:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

For here indicates that what follows is a reason why someone should obey the commands introduced in [5:1](../05/01.md). Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: “Do what I say, because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה

honey drip lips_of adulteress

Here, lips represent the words that the strange woman speaks, and they are compared to fresh honey. This means that what the strange woman says is sweet and appealing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the words that a strange woman says seem sweet and appealing”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

זָרָ֑ה

adulteress

See how you translated strange woman in [2:16](../02/16.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠חָלָ֖ק מִ⁠שֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽ⁠הּ

and,smoother than,oil speech_of,her

Here Solomon represents the tempting words that the strange woman speaks as her palate and he compares them to smooth oil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “and are pleasant and persuasive” or “and are as persuasive as olive oil is smooth”