OET interlinear PSA 7:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָשׁ֣וּב עֲמָל֣⁠וֹ בְ⁠רֹאשׁ֑⁠וֹ וְ⁠עַ֥ל קָ֝דְקֳד֗⁠וֹ חֲמָס֥⁠וֹ יֵרֵֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: pit dug and,hollowed_~_out,it and,falls in/on/at/with,hole made )

Here, trouble and violence are spoken of as if they hit a person’s head or fall down on it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “His own destructive plans destroy him, for his violence attacks him” or “When he plans to trouble others, others trouble him; when he attacks others, others attack him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

יָשׁ֣וּב עֲמָל֣⁠וֹ בְ⁠רֹאשׁ֑⁠וֹ וְ⁠עַ֥ל קָ֝דְקֳד֗⁠וֹ חֲמָס֥⁠וֹ יֵרֵֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: pit dug and,hollowed_~_out,it and,falls in/on/at/with,hole made )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of trouble and violence, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “His troubling others returns on his head, and his violently attacking others comes down on the top of his head”