en_tn/ecc/02/15.md

translationWords

• en:tw:death
• en:tw:heart

translationNotes

• I said in my heart - AT: "I said to myself" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
• So what difference does it make if I am very wise? - The writer uses this question to emphasize his point that there is no benefit to being wise. AT: "So it makes no difference if I am very wise." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
• I concluded in my heart - AT: "I concluded"
• vapor - See how you translated this in en:bible:notes:ecc:01:12.
• the wise man, like the fool, is not remembered for very long - AT: "people will not remember the wise man for very long, just as they do not remember the fool for very long" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
• everything will have been long forgotten - AT: "people will have long forgotten everything" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)