OET interlinear ECC 2:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֔ה וְ⁠הוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְ⁠סִכְל֑וּת

wisdom and,madness(es) and,folly

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of wisdom and madness and folly, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [what is wise and what is mad and what is foolish]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠הוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְ⁠סִכְל֑וּת

and,madness(es) and,folly

Solomon is using the question form to assert that no future king could do more than what has already been done. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [and foolishness, because no one who comes after the king can do more than what he has already done]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

The pronoun he refers to the person who will come after the king, that is, Solomon’s successor. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [there is nothing the person who will come after the king can do beyond what that successor has already done]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

Solomon is speaking of his investigation of wisdom and folly as if he physically turned to look at them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what more can the person do who will come after the king than that which he has already done]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ⁠פָנִ֤יתִֽי אֲנִי֙

and,I_turned I

Solomon is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as turned already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that he himself is the one evaluating these matters. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here.