OET interlinear ECC 6:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

וְ⁠אִלּ֣וּ חָיָ֗ה אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם

and,if lives a_thousand years twice

Solomon is presenting a possible condition, that even if a person lived for an extremely long time, he would still not enjoy life. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that could happen. It may be helpful to reorder this sentence so that the conditional statement is first. Alternate translation: [Even if he lived two thousand years]

Note 2 topic: translate-numbers

אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם

a_thousand years twice

Translate this number according to the conventions of your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [two thousand years]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠לֹ֛א אֶל־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ

?,not to/towards place one(ms) [are]_(the),all go

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize that the wealthy man and the stillborn child both share the same fate. 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: [both are going to one place.]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

הֲ⁠לֹ֛א אֶל־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ

?,not to/towards place one(ms) [are]_(the),all go

The word both refers to the wealthy man and the stillborn child. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [are not both the wealthy man and the stillborn child going to one place?]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

אֶל־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד & הוֹלֵֽךְ

to/towards place one(ms) & go

Solomon is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase going to one place. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [both going to the grave]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וְ⁠טוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה

and,good not enjoy

Alternate translation: [but he did not see a good thing]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠טוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה

and,good not enjoy

Solomon is using did not see a good thing as a common expression of the culture to mean “did not experience or enjoy” good things. 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: [did not experience or enjoy any good thing]