Ecclesiastes 8:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
[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.

Hebrew
As no
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

man
אָדָ֞ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

has power
שַׁלִּ֤יט (šal·lîṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7989: Having mastery, domineering

over the wind
בָּר֙וּחַ֙ (bā·rū·aḥ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

to contain
לִכְל֣וֹא (liḵ·lō·w)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withhold

[it],
הָר֔וּחַ (hā·rū·aḥ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

so there is no
וְאֵ֤ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

authority
שִׁלְטוֹן֙ (šil·ṭō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7983: Mastery

over the day
בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of death.
הַמָּ֔וֶת (ham·mā·weṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

As no one
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

can be discharged
מִשְׁלַ֖חַת (miš·la·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4917: A discharge, deputation, sending

in wartime,
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

so wickedness
רֶ֖שַׁע (re·ša‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7562: Wickedness

will not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

release
יְמַלֵּ֥ט (yə·mal·lêṭ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

those who practice it.
בְּעָלָֽיו׃ (bə·‘ā·lāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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