# all the work done This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "all the work that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) # was evil to me "troubled me" # like chasing the wind The author says everything that people do is as useless as if they were 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]]) # under the sun This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])