OET interlinear ECC 8:1

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Who is a wise man? Who knows what the events in life mean?

(Some words not found in UHB: who? [is]_like,the_wise,[person] and,who? knows interpretation_of thing wisdom_of humankind makes_~_shine his/its=faces/face and,the_strength_of his/its=faces/face changed )

The writer asks these as leading questions to provide the answer in what he says next.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) causes his face to shine

(Some words not found in UHB: who? [is]_like,the_wise,[person] and,who? knows interpretation_of thing wisdom_of humankind makes_~_shine his/its=faces/face and,the_strength_of his/its=faces/face changed )

This means that the person’s face will show that he has wisdom. Alternate translation: [shows on his face]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) the hardness of his face

(Some words not found in UHB: who? [is]_like,the_wise,[person] and,who? knows interpretation_of thing wisdom_of humankind makes_~_shine his/its=faces/face and,the_strength_of his/its=faces/face changed )

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: [his harsh appearance]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) is changed

(Some words not found in UHB: who? [is]_like,the_wise,[person] and,who? knows interpretation_of thing wisdom_of humankind makes_~_shine his/its=faces/face and,the_strength_of his/its=faces/face changed )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [changes]