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# Ecclesiastes 01 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 1:2-18, which is an extended quotation.

#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####

##### Tone #####
The tone of this chapter is sad, or depressing. The author believes that everything in life is pointless. The metaphors in this chapter all describe the idea that nothing ever changes. This is also known as "fatalism." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Links: ##

* __[Ecclesiastes 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
* __[Ecclesiastes intro](../front/intro.md)__

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			`#### Structure and formatting ####`

			`Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 1:2-18, which is an extended quotation.`

			`#### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####`

			`##### Tone #####`
			`The tone of this chapter is sad, or depressing. The author believes that everything in life is pointless. The metaphors in this chapter all describe the idea that nothing ever changes. This is also known as "fatalism." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`## Links: ##`

			`* __[Ecclesiastes 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__`
			`* __[Ecclesiastes intro](../front/intro.md)__`
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