Ecc 8:8 | NET2full | STEP | Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it , so no one has power over the day of his death . Just as no one can be discharged during the battle , so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked .

‏ Ecclesiastes 8:8

8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, ^{▼▼tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”}
so no one has power over the day of his ^{▼▼tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.} death.
Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, ^{▼▼tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”}
so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ^{▼▼tn Heb “its owners.”}