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# all the work done
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "all the work that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# was evil to me
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"troubled me"
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# like chasing the wind
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The author says everything that people do is as useless as if they were trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# under the sun
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This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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