Pengkhotbah 3:10

3:10 I have observed the burden

that God has given to people ¹  to keep them occupied.

Pengkhotbah 4:14

4:14 For he came out of prison ²  to become king,

even though he had been born poor in what would become his ³  kingdom.

Pengkhotbah 7:8

7:8 The end of a matter ⁴  is better than its beginning;

likewise, patience ⁵  is better than pride. ⁶ 

[3:10]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of man.”

[4:14]  ² tn Heb “came from the house of bonds.”

[4:14]  ³ tn The phrase “what would become” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. However, it is not altogether clear whether the 3rd person masculine singular suffix (“his”) on בְּמַלְכוּתוֹ (bÿmalkhuto, “his kingdom”) refers to the old foolish king or to the poor but wise youth of 4:13.

[7:8]  ⁴ tn The term דָבָר (davar) denotes “matter; thing” here rather than “speech; word,” as the parallelism with “patience” suggests. The term was misunderstood as “speech; word” by the Vulgate (so also Douay).

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the patient of spirit.”

[7:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the proud of spirit.”