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I have spoken to my heart
Here the author refers to himself by his "heart" to emphasize his feelings. AT: "I have spoken to myself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
My mind has seen
Here the author refers to himself by his "mind" to emphasize what he has learned. AT: "I have gained" or "I have learned"
I applied my heart
Here the author refers to himself by his "heart" to emphasize his feelings. AT: "I determined" or "I applied myself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
madness and folly
The words "madness" and "folly" share similar meanings and refer to foolish thinking and behavior, respectively. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
an attempt to shepherd the wind
The author says learning wisdom and madness and folly is as useless as trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:14. AT: "as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)