Pengkhotbah 8:8

8:8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, ¹ 

so no one has power over the day of his ²  death.

Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, ³ 

so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ⁴ 

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”

[8:8]  ² tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”

[8:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “its owners.”