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# what the eyes see
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A person can see these things because he already has them. Alternate translation: "what a person has" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# to desire what a wandering appetite craves
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This refers to things that a person wants but does not have. Alternate translation: "to want what he does not have" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# vapor ... an attempt to shepherd the wind
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These two phrases are both metaphors that emphasize the idea of things being useless and futile. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# vapor
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"mist." The author speaks of things as being useless and meaningless as if they were vapor. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "as useless as vapor" or "meaningless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# an attempt to shepherd the wind
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The author speaks of everything that people do as being useless as if they were trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "are as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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