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translationWords
- en:tw:burden
- en:tw:god
- en:tw:heaven
- en:tw:israel
- en:tw:jerusalem
- en:tw:king
- en:tw:mind
- en:tw:shepherd
- en:tw:teacher
- en:tw:wise
- en:tw:works
translationNotes
- I applied my mind - AT: "I determined" or "I made up my mind"
- to study and to search - These two phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
- sons of men - AT: "human beings" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
- all the deeds that are done - AT: "everything that people do" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- vapor - "mist" or "breath." It does not last. AT: "temporary" or "worthless." What people do is like vapor because it does not last and is worthless. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- an attempt to shepherd the wind - The Teacher says that the things that people do are like trying to catch the wind or to keep the wind from blowing. (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- The twisted cannot be straightened! The missing cannot be counted! - AT: "People cannot straighten things that are twisted! They cannot count what is not there!" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)