OET interlinear ECC 5:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י⁠ו

(ʼet yəmēy ḩayyāy⁠v)

See how you translated the similar expression in [5:18](../05/18.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠שִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

(bə⁠simḩat lib⁠ō)

Here, his heart represents where a person’s feelings exist. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with the joys that he feels]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠שִׂמְחַ֥ת

(bə⁠simḩat)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of joys, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [with what gladdens]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י⁠ו כִּ֧י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּ⁠שִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

(kiy loʼ harbēh yizkor ʼet yəmēy ḩayyāy⁠v kiy hā⁠ʼₑlohim maˊₐneh bə⁠simḩat lib⁠ō)

The word translated as For 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: [This is because he does not spend much time thinking about how long he will live, since the God occupies him with the joys of his heart]