10:7 I have seen slaves 1 on horseback
and princes walking on foot 2 like slaves.
12:7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was,
and the life’s breath 3 returns to God who gave it.
[10:7] 1 tn Or “servants,” so KJV, ASV, NCV, NLT (also in the following line).
[10:7] 2 tn Heb “upon the earth.”
[12:7] 3 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.
