Ecclesiastes 8:8

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, ¹  so no one has power over the day of his ²  death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, ³  so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ⁴ 

De 20:1-8; 2Sa 14:14; 2Ki 7:15; Job 14:5; Job 34:14; Ps 9:17; Ps 49:6-9; Ps 52:5-7; Ps 73:18-28; Ps 89:48; Pr 14:32; Ec 3:21; Isa 28:15,18; 1Co 15:43; 2Co 13:4; Heb 9:27

¹ tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”

² tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”

⁴ tn Heb “its owners.”