8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,
for the oppression 1 of the king 2 is severe upon his victim. 3
8:7 Surely no one knows the future, 4
and no one can tell another person what will happen. 5
8:8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, 6
so no one has power over the day of his 7 death.
Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, 8
so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. 9
1 tn Heb “evil”; or “misery.”
2 tn Heb “the man.”
3 tn Heb “upon him.”
4 tn Heb “what will be.”
5 tn Heb “Who can tell him what will be?”
7 tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”
8 tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”
10 tn Heb “its owners.”