OET interlinear ECC 7:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י הֶבְלִ֑⁠י

in,the_days_of my_futility_of,my

Solomon is using the possessive form to describe days that are characterized by vapor, meaning they are fleeting. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [during my fleeting days]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י

in,the_days_of

Here, days represents “lifetime.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the lifetime of]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֶבְלִ֑⁠י

my_futility_of,my

Here Solomon is speaking as if his life were vapor because it is brief and insubstantial. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my brief life]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠צִדְק֔⁠וֹ

in,righteousness_of,his

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠רָעָתֽ⁠וֹ

in,evil_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in his wicked ways]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

אֶת הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל רָאִ֖יתִי בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י הֶבְלִ֑⁠י יֵ֤שׁ צַדִּיק֙ אֹבֵ֣ד בְּ⁠צִדְק֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠יֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֔ע מַאֲרִ֖יךְ בְּ⁠רָעָתֽ⁠וֹ

DOM (the),everything seen in,the_days_of my_futility_of,my there_is law-abiding/just perishes in,righteousness_of,his and,there_[is] wicked prolong_~_life in,evil_of,his

Solomon uses the word and here to indicate a contrast between a righteous person perishing in his righteousness and a wicked person living long in his evil. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I have seen both in the days of my vapor: There is a righteous person perishing in his righteousness, but there is a wicked person lengthening in his evil]