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## a great tragedy ##
"a great disaster"
## For what profit does the person gain who works so hard and tries in his heart to complete his labors under the sun? ##
AT: "For the person who works so hard and tries in his heart to complete his labors under the sun gains nothing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
## works so hard and tries in his heart ##
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
## tries in his heart ##
AT: "tries anxiously" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## painful and stressful ##
These two words mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
## his soul does not find rest ##
AT: "his mind does not rest" or "he continues to worry" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])