en_tn/ecc/05/10.md

translationWords

• en:tw:love
• en:tw:watch

translationNotes

• This, too, is vapor - Just as a vapor has no substance, so there is no satisfaction in desiring money. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• As prosperity increases - AT: "As a person becomes more prosperous" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_abstractnouns)
• so also do the people who consume it - Possible meanings are 1) "so also the person spends more money" or 2) "so also there will be more people who use his wealth."
• What advantage in wealth is there to the owner except to watch it with his eyes? - AT: "The only benefit that the owner has from wealth is that he can look at it" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)