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# all the deeds that are done
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "everything that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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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](./03.md). AT: "on the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# look
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The author uses this word to draw attention to what he says next. AT: "indeed" or "really" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# amount to vapor ... chasing the wind
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These two phrases are both metaphors that emphasize the idea of things being useless and futile. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# amount to vapor
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"are only mist." The author speaks of useless and meaningless things as if they were "vapor." Just as vapor disappears and does not last, things have no lasting value. AT: "are as useless as vapor" or "are meaningless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# 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. AT: "are as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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