Ecc 8:8 | NETfull | 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, ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ Heb “There is no discharge in war.”}
so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ^{▼▼ Heb “its owners.”}