ECC 8:8 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος ἐξουσιάζων ἐν πνεύματι, τοῦ κωλύσαι σὺν τὸ πνεῦμα. καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐξουσία ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θανάτου, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀποστολὴ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου, καὶ οὐ διασώσει ἀσέβεια τὸν παρʼ αὐτῆς.
(Ouk estin anthrōpos exousiazōn en pneumati, tou kōlusai sun to pneuma. kai ouk estin exousia en haʸmera thanatou, kai ouk estin apostolaʸ en haʸmera polemou, kai ou diasōsei asebeia ton parʼ autaʸs. )

BrTr There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; and there is no power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in the day of battle; neither shall ungodliness save her votary.

ULT No person is a ruler over the spirit to restrain the spirit,
⇔ nor is there authority over the day of death,
⇔ nor is there discharge in war,
⇔ nor will wickedness deliver its masters.

UST We cannot control our breathing,
⇔ and we cannot control when we will stop breathing and die.
⇔ Soldiers are not permitted to go home during a battle,
⇔ and evil people will not be saved by doing what is evil.

BSB § As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

OEB will take? No man can control the day of his death, any more than he can control or restrain the wind. In war there is no discharge. Wrong will secure no immunity for the wrongdoer.

WEBBE There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practise it.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

LSV There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness does not deliver its possessors.

FBV No one can hold onto the breath of life; no one can prevent the day when they die. There's no way of escaping that battle, and the wicked won't be saved by their wickedness!

T4T We cannot control the wind,
⇔ and we cannot control when we will die.
⇔ Soldiers are not permitted to go home during a battle,
⇔ and evil people will not be saved by doing what is evil.

LEB • so also no one can control the day of his death. • Just as no one is discharged in time of war, • so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
¶ 

BBE No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS There is no man that hath power over the wind to retain the wind; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.

ASV There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.

DRA It is not in man’s power to stop the spirit, neither hath he power in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest when war is at hand, neither shall wickedness save the wicked.

YLT There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.

Drby There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

RV There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.

Wbstr There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

KJB-1769 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.[fn]
(There is no man that hath/has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. )

8.8 discharge: or, casting off weapons

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]There is no man that hath power ouer the spirit to retaine the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that warre, neither shall wickednesse deliuer those that are giuen to it.
(There is no man that hath/has power over the spirit to retaine the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.)

8:8 Iob 14.5.

8:8 Or, casting of weapons.

Bshps Neither is there any man that hath power ouer the spirite to kepe styll the spirite, nor to haue any power in the tyme of death, nor that can make an ende of the battayle, neither may vngodlynesse deliuer them that meddle withall.
(Neither is there any man that hath/has power over the spirit to keep still the spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death, nor that can make an end of the battayle, neither may ungodlynesse deliver them that meddle withall.)

Gnva Man is not lorde ouer the spirit to retaine the spirite: neither hath hee power in the day of death, nor deliuerance in the battell, neither shall wickednesse deliuer the possessers thereof.
(Man is not lord over the spirit to retaine the spirit: neither hath/has he power in the day of death, nor deliverance in the battle, neither shall wickedness deliver the possessers thereof. )

Cvdl Nether is there eny ma yt hath power ouer ye sprete, to kepe stil ye sprete, ner to haue eny power in the tyme of death: It is not he also that can make an ende of the batayll, nether maye vngodlynes delyuer him yt medleth withall.
(Neither is there any man it hath/has power over ye/you_all spirit, to keep stil ye/you_all spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death: It is not he also that can make an end of the batayll, neither may ungodlynes deliver him it medleth withall.)

Wycl It is not in the power of man to forbede the spirit, nethir he hath power in the dai of deth, nethir he is suffrid to haue reste, whanne the batel neiyeth; nethir wickidnesse schal saue a wickid man.
(It is not in the power of man to forbede the spirit, neither he hath/has power in the day of death, neither he is suffrid to have reste, when the battle neiyeth; neither wickednesse shall save a wicked man.)

Luth Ein Mensch hat nicht Macht über den Geist, dem Geist zu wehren; und hat nicht Macht zur Zeit des Sterbens und wird nicht losgelassen im Streit; und das gottlose Wesen errettet den GOttlosen nicht.
(A person has not Macht above the spirit, to_him spirit to wehren; and has not Macht to time the Sterbens and becomes not losgelassen in_the battle; and the gottlose Wesen errettet the Godlosen not.)

ClVg Non est in hominis potestate prohibere spiritum, nec habet potestatem in die mortis: nec sinitur quiescere ingruente bello, neque salvabit impietas impium.][fn]
(Non it_is in of_man potestate prohibere spiritum, but_not habet potestatem in day mortis: but_not sinitur quiescere ingruente bello, nor will_save impietas impium.] )

8.8 Non est in hominis ditione. ID. Quasi, non debes moleste pati, si futura non scire potes, si a potentioribus impiis sæpe opprimeris, quia cito omnia finiuntur, et mors omnia æqualiter rapit.

8.8 Non it_is in of_man ditione. ID. Quasi, not/no debes moleste pati, when/but_if futura not/no scire potes, when/but_if from potentioribus impiis sæpe opprimeris, because cito everything finiuntur, and mors everything æqualiter rapit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) No one is ruler over his breath so as to stop the breath … no one has power over the day of his death

(Some words not found in UHB: not humankind has_power in/on/at/with,wind to,restrain DOM the,wind and,there_is_no power in/on=day the,death and,no discharged in/on/at/with,war and=not deliver wickedness DOM practice_of,it )

Just as no one has the ability to stop himself from breathing, no one can continue living when it is time to die.

(Occurrence 0) No one is ruler

The word “ruler” can be expressed as a verb. Alternate translation: “No one has control”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) the day of his death

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: “when he will die”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) No one is discharged from the army

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “No army discharges anyone” or “No army allows soldiers to leave”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) wickedness will not rescue those who are its slaves

This speaks of wickedness as if it were a master who had slaves. Alternate translation: “evil people will not be saved by doing what is evil”

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