Translations
Modern
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
Traditional
I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
Literal
I saw all the living who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who stands in his place.
Latin
Vidi cunctos viventes qui ambulant sub sole cum adolescente secundo, qui consurget pro eo.
Original
Hebrew
English
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
Notes
A ruler's popularity is temporary and fleeting, like the wind.
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