en_tn/ecc/02/15.md

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.

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)