Ecc 9:1 | NETfull | STEP | So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated

Ecclesiastes 9:1

1 So I reflected on all this, ^{▼▼ Heb “I laid all this to my heart.”} attempting to clear ^{▼▼ The term וְלָבוּר (velavur, conjunction + Qal infinitive construct from בּוּר, bur, “to make clear”) denotes “to examine; to make clear; to clear up; to explain” (HALOT 116 s.v. בור; BDB 101 s.v. בּוּר). The term is related to Arabic baraw “to examine” (G. R. Driver, “Supposed Arabisms in the Old Testament,” JBL 55 [1936]: 108). This verb is related to the Hebrew noun בֹּר (bor, “cleanness”) and adjective בַּר (bar, “clean”). The term is used in the OT only in Ecclesiastes (1:13; 2:3; 7:25; 9:1). This use of the infinitive has a connotative sense (“attempting to”), and functions in a complementary sense, relative to the main verb.} it all up.
I concluded that ^{▼▼ The words “I concluded that” do not appear in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.} the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God;
whether a person will be loved or hated ^{▼▼ Heb “whether love or hatred.”} –
no one knows what lies ahead. ^{▼▼ Heb “man does not know anything before them.”}