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## I applied my mind ##
AT: "I determined" or "I made up my mind"
## to study and to search ##
These two phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
## sons of men ##
AT: "human beings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## all the deeds that are done ##
AT: "everything that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
## an attempt to shepherd the wind ##
The Teacher says that the things that people do are like trying to catch the wind or to keep the wind from blowing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## The twisted cannot be straightened! The missing cannot be counted! ##
AT: "People cannot straighten things that are twisted! They cannot count what is not there!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])