Nomanhasauthorityto restrainthe windwith the wind,or authorityover the dayof death;and thereis nodischargein the timeof war,and evilwill not deliverthose whopracticeit.
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
They wentafterthem to the Jordan,and behold,allthe waywas fullof clothesand equipmentwhichthe Arameanshad thrownawayin their haste.Then the messengersreturnedand toldthe king.
"Sincehis daysare determined,The numberof his monthsis with You; And his limitsYou have setso that he cannotpass.
"IfHe should determineto do so, If He should gatherto Himself His spiritand His breath,
Whatmancan liveand not seedeath?Can he deliverhis soulfrom the powerof Sheol?Selah.
The wickedwill returnto Sheol,[Even] allthe nationswhoforgetGod.
A manwill not be establishedby wickedness,But the rootof the righteouswill not be moved.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
Whoknowsthat the breathof manascendsupwardand the breathof the beastdescendsdownwardto the earth?
But it will not be wellfor the evilmanand he will not lengthenhis dayslike a shadow,becausehe does not fearGod.
Moreover,mandoes not knowhis time:like fishcaughtin a treacherousnetand birdstrappedin a snare,so the sonsof menare ensnaredat an eviltimewhen it suddenlyfallson them.
Becauseyou have said,"We have madea covenantwith death,And with Sheolwe have madea pact.The overwhelmingscourgewill not reachus whenit passesby, For we have madefalsehoodour refugeand we have concealedourselves with deception."
"Your covenantwith deathwill be canceled,And your pactwith Sheolwill not stand;Whenthe overwhelmingscourgepassesthrough,Then you becomeits trampling[place].
"You feltsecurein your wickednessand said,Nooneseesme,' Your wisdomand your knowledge,they have deludedyou; For you have saidin your heart,I am, and thereis noonebesidesme.'
it is sownin dishonor,it is raisedin glory;it is sownin weakness,it is raisedin power;
For indeedHe was crucifiedbecauseof weakness,yetHe livesbecauseof the powerof God.For we alsoare weakin Him, yetwe will livewith Him becauseof the powerof God[directed] towardyou.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
