Ecclesiastes 8:8
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 practice it.
Ecclesiastes 8:8 Cross References
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
