OET interlinear PRO 6:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

This verse says something that is in contrast to what was said about the thief in the previous two verses. Use a natural way in your language to express a strong contrast. Alternate translation: “However, one who commits adultery”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֹאֵ֣ף

commits_adultery

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of adultery, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “One who acts adulterously”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב

lacks_of sense

Here Solomon refers to the heart as the place where a person thinks. If it would be helpful, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is out of his mind” or “is lacking the ability to think”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

destroys self_of,him he/it does,it

If it would be helpful in your language, you could change the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “what he does will destroy his life”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

destroys self_of,him

This clause is the result of what is described in the next clause. Use a natural way in your language to indicate a result. Alternate translation (without the comma): “his life is destroyed because”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂ⁠נָּה

he/it does,it

Here, the pronoun it refers to adultery. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he commits adultery”