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# all the deeds that my hands had accomplished
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Here the author refers to himself by his "hands." Alternate translation: "all that I had accomplished" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the labor that I had done
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"the hard work that I had done"
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# like chasing the wind
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The author says that 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: "are as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# There was no profit under the sun in it
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"But it had no profit under the sun"
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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](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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