OET interlinear ECC 1:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הַֽ⁠מַּעֲשִׂ֔ים שֶֽׁ⁠נַּעֲשׂ֖וּ

the,works which,they_have_been_done

The expression the deeds that are done is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the deeds that people do]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

below/instead_of the,sun

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:3](../01/03.md).

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֥ה

and=see/lo/see!

Here the word look draws attention to what follows. If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [and I found that]

הַ⁠כֹּ֛ל הֶ֖בֶל

(the),everything Abel

See how you translated this expression in [1:2](../01/02.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠רְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ

and,striving_of wind

Here Qoheleth is speaking as if human effort were a pursuit of wind, something impossible to catch. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and an effort that accomplishes nothing]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠רְע֥וּת

and,striving_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of pursuit, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and chasing after]