# Ecclesiastes 01 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 1:2-11 and 15.

#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####

##### Tone #####
The tone of this chapter is sad, or depressing. The author believes that everything in life is pointless. The metaphors in this chapter all describe the idea that nothing ever changes. This is also known as "fatalism." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Links: ##

* __[Ecclesiastes 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
* __[Ecclesiastes intro](../front/intro.md)__

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