en_tn/ecc/01/17.md

# I applied my heart

Here the author refers to himself by his "heart" to emphasize his feelings. Alternate translation: "I determined" or "I applied myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])

# madness and folly

The words "madness" and "folly" share similar meanings and refer to foolish thinking and behavior, respectively. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])

# an attempt to shepherd the wind

The author says learning wisdom and madness and folly is as useless as trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# I applied my heart`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here the author refers to himself by his "heart" to emphasize his feelings. Alternate translation: "I determined" or "I applied myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# madness and folly`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The words "madness" and "folly" share similar meanings and refer to foolish thinking and behavior, respectively. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# an attempt to shepherd the wind`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The author says learning wisdom and madness and folly is as useless as trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00