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27 lines
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## I applied my mind ##
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AT: "I determined" or "I made up my mind"
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## to study and to search ##
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These two phrases mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## sons of men ##
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AT: "human beings" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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## all the deeds that are done ##
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AT: "everything that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## vapor ##
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"mist" or "breath." It does not last. AT: "temporary" or "worthless." What people do is like vapor because it does not last and is worthless. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## an attempt to shepherd the wind ##
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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]])
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## The twisted cannot be straightened! The missing cannot be counted! ##
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AT: "People cannot straighten things that are twisted! They cannot count what is not there!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |