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# For who knows what is good for man ... he passes like a shadow?
The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that no person truly knows what is good for man. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one knows what is good for man ... he passes like a shadow." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow
This speaks of how life passes quickly by saying that it is like a shadow that quickly disappears. The phrase "numbered days" emphasizes that a person's life is short. Alternate translation: "during his futile, short life, which he passes through as quickly as a shadow passes by" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# Who can tell a man ... after he passes?
The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that no one knows what will happen after a person dies. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one can tell a man ... after he passes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# what will come under the sun
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated "under the sun" in [Ecclesiastes 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: "what will happen on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# after he passes
This is a polite expression for death. Alternate translation: "after he dies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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