## I said in my heart ##

AT: "I said to myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## So what difference does it make if I am very wise? ##

The writer uses this question to emphasize his point that there is no benefit to being wise. AT: "So it makes no difference if I am very wise." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## I concluded in my heart ##

AT: "I concluded"

## vapor ##

See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:12](../01/12.md).

## the wise man, like the fool, is not remembered for very long ##

AT: "people will not remember the wise man for very long, just as they do not remember the fool for very long" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## everything will have been long forgotten ##

AT: "people will have long forgotten everything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])