a.vad denotes the work attributed to the righteous and wise as being in God's hand.

The attested use refers to the work belonging to the righteous and wise, which Ecclesiastes 9:1 places in the hand of God.

1. Work belonging to the righteous and wise · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 9:1, the construct masculine plural form links the term to “the righteous and the wise”; the APB renders the clause “the righteous and the wise and their work are in the hand of God.”

   Ecclesiastes 9:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 9:1, the APB presents the clause as “the righteous and the wise and their work are in the hand of God.” This shows the clause's presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.