3:10 I have observed the burden
that God has given to people 1 to keep them occupied.
12:7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was,
and the life’s breath 2 returns to God who gave it.
[3:10] 1 tn Heb “the sons of man.”
[12:7] 2 tn Or “spirit.” The likely referent is the life’s breath that originates with God. See Eccl 3:19, as well as Gen 2:7; 6:17; 7:22.
