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# futility
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being useless, without profit
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# more vanishing vapor
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"more vanishing mist." The author speaks of things as being useless and meaningless as if they were vapor. See how you translated "vapor" in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/12.md). AT: "more things that are as useless as vapor" or "more meaningless things" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# under the sun
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This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/01.md). AT: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# no son or brother
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This person has no family. AT: "he has no family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# his eyes are not satisfied
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Here the whole person is represented by his "eyes" to emphasize his desires. AT: "he is not satisfied" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure
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"Will anyone benefit from me working hard and not enjoying myself"
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# vapor
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"mist." The author speaks of things as being useless and meaningless as if they were vapor. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/12.md). AT: "as useless as vapor" or "meaningless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]] |