OET interlinear ECC 2:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠שָׂנֵ֨אתִי֙ הַ֣⁠חַיִּ֔ים

and,I_hated (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_hated DOM (the),life that/for/because/then/when evil on,me the,work which,it_was_done below/instead_of the,sun that/for/because/then/when (the),everything Abel and,striving_of wind )

Solomon is using under the sun as a common expression of the culture to mean “in this life.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And I hated life, because bad to me was the work that was done in this life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

below/instead_of the,sun

Solomon is using under the sun as a common expression of the culture to mean “in this life.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠רְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ

and,striving_of wind

See how you translated the similar expression in [2:11](../02/11.md).

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠שָׂנֵ֨אתִי֙ הַ֣⁠חַיִּ֔ים כִּ֣י רַ֤ע עָלַ⁠י֙ הַֽ⁠מַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁ⁠נַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּֽי־הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל וּ⁠רְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ

and,I_hated (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_hated DOM (the),life that/for/because/then/when evil on,me the,work which,it_was_done below/instead_of the,sun that/for/because/then/when (the),everything Abel and,striving_of wind )

The word translated as because indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [And I hated life. The reason is that the work that was done under the sun was bad to me, because everything was vapor and pursuit of wind.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הַֽ⁠מַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁ⁠נַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ

the,work which,it_was_done below/instead_of the,sun

Solomon is speaking as if the futility and transience of leaving his work to an unknown successor were vapor, which disappears quickly and lacks substance. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [was the work that I did under the sun]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל

(the),everything Abel

Solomon is speaking as if the futility and transience of his entire experience were vapor, which disappears quickly and lacks substance. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly.