OET interlinear ECC 5:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

כִּ֖י אִם רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽי⁠ו

that/for/because/then/when if (Some words not found in UHB: when,increases the,good increase [those_of,who]_consume_it and,what? advantage [belongs]_to,owner(s)_of,its that/for/because/then/when if see_of his_eyes_of,his )

If it would appear in your language that Solomon was making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword the exception. Alternate translation: [other than the ability to look at it with his eyes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽי⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: when,increases the,good increase [those_of,who]_consume_it and,what? advantage [belongs]_to,owner(s)_of,its that/for/because/then/when if see_of his_eyes_of,his )

Here, the sight of his eyes represents “what he can observe.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what he can observe]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מַה כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִ⁠בְעָלֶ֔י⁠הָ כִּ֖י אִם רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽי⁠ו

and,what? advantage [belongs]_to,owner(s)_of,its that/for/because/then/when if (Some words not found in UHB: when,increases the,good increase [those_of,who]_consume_it and,what? advantage [belongs]_to,owner(s)_of,its that/for/because/then/when if see_of his_eyes_of,his )

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize that there is no real advantage for the owner. 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 there is no advantage to its master except the sight of his eyes.]