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# Like a vapor of mist, like a breeze in the wind, everything vanishes

This speaks of how everything in life vanishes and has no lasting value as if everything were like a disappearing vapor or breeze. AT: "Like a vapor of mist vanishes and like a breeze in the wind disappears, everything vanishes and has no lasting value" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# What profit does mankind gain ... under the sun?

The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that man's work is pointless and has no lasting benefit. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "Mankind gains no profit ... under the sun." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# under the sun

This refers to things that are done on earth. AT: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/profit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Like a vapor of mist, like a breeze in the wind, everything vanishes`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This speaks of how everything in life vanishes and has no lasting value as if everything were like a disappearing vapor or breeze. AT: "Like a vapor of mist vanishes and like a breeze in the wind disappears, everything vanishes and has no lasting value" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# What profit does mankind gain ... under the sun?`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that man's work is pointless and has no lasting benefit. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "Mankind gains no profit ... under the sun." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# under the sun`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This refers to things that are done on earth. AT: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# translationWords`

Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/profit]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/labor]]`