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# 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]])