George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Spirit from leaving the body, or the wind from blowing. There is no quarter given by death; so the wicked cannot escape vengeance.
Spirit from leaving the body, or the wind from blowing. There is no quarter given by death; so the wicked cannot escape vengeance.
Verse Ecclesiastes 8:8. There is _NO MAN THAT HATH POWER OVER THE SPIRIT TO_ _RETAIN THE SPIRIT_] The _Chaldee_ has, "There is no man who can rule over the spirit of the breath, so as to prevent the...
NEITHER HATH HE POWER - Rather: “and there is no power.” Compare Ecclesiastes 3:19. NO DISCHARGE ... - i. e., “No exemption from the final hour of struggle between life and death.” WICKEDNESS - Thoug...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_ 2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) 3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
MAXIMS ON WISDOM AND GOVERNMENT. Ecclesiastes 8:1. Wisdom (like prayer and self-sacrifice; _cf._ Luke 9:29) transfigures the countenance, it takes the hardness or coarseness out of the face. Ecclesia...
THE SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. Some render "wind" and refer to Ecclesiastes 11:5.Proverbs 8:30; Proverbs 8:4. DISCHARGE IN THAT WAR. no furlough in the battle [of life]. WICKEDNESS. Hebrew
_There is no man that hath power over the spirit_ The word for "spirit," may mean either "the wind" or the "spirit," the "breath of life" in man, and each sense has been adopted by many commentators....
THERE IS NO MAN THAT HATH POWER OVER THE SPIRIT— _No man is absolute commander over the wind to retain the wind; and there is no commander against the day of death; and there is no embassy to be admit...
C. ADMONITIONS TO USE WISDOM IN THE WORK OF SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF LIFE 8:19:18 1. Work in submission to the king. Ecclesiastes 8:1-8 TEXT 8:1-8 1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the inter...
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...
KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen in actual life. God's ways are...
SPIRIT] RM 'wind,' which it is God's prerogative to control. NO DISCHARGE] Under the JEWISH LAW exemption from service in war was granted in certain cases (Deuteronomy 20:5). In the battle with death...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 8 THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES 8:1-9...
SPIRIT. — As has been remarked in similar cases, the translation “wind” is possible; but the rendering of the whole verse as given in our version seems to me as good as any that it has been proposed t...
אֵ֣ין אָדָ֞ם שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּ † ר֨וּחַ֙ לִ...
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
Ecclesiastes 8:1 THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN. Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1 There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold for their god or good. For though th
In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks. The...
[There is] no man that hath power (g) 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 tho...
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...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
[THERE IS] NO MAN THAT HATH POWER OVER THE SPIRIT TO RETAIN THE SPIRIT,.... Which is not to be understood of the wind, which the word used sometimes signifies, and of men's having no power to restrain...
Ecclesiastes 8:8 [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 wickednes...
_No man hath power over the spirit_ That is, over the soul of man; _to retain the spirit_ To keep it in the body beyond the time which God hath allotted to it. This is added as another evidence of man...
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit, no human being can hold and control the breath of life; NEITHER HATH HE POWER IN THE DAY OF DEATH, he must yield up his life when...
IN CIVIL RELATIONS...
DISCHARGE: Or, casting of weapons...
"NO MAN HAS AUTHORITY TO RESTRAIN THE WIND WITH THE WIND, OR AUTHORITY OVER THE DAY OF DEATH; AND THERE IS NO DISCHARGE IN THE TIME OF WAR, AND EVIL WILL NOT DELIVER THOSE WHO PRACTICE IT."AUTHORITY T...
6-8 God has, in wisdom, kept away from us the knowledge of future events, that we may be always ready for changes. We must all die, no flight or hiding-place can save us, nor are there any weapons of...
THE SPIRIT, i.e. the soul of man, which is oft called a spirit, as JOB 7:7, JOB 10:12 PSALMS 78:39, PSALMS 104:29, &c. TO RETAIN THE SPIRIT; to
Ecclesiastes 8:8 one H120 power H7989 spirit H7307 retain H3607 (H8800) spirit H7307 power H7983 day H3117 dea
CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE DEATH OF THE WICKED. His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when serving the king, followed by a number...
ADVICE WITH REGARD TO A WISE MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY IN SERVING THE KING (ECCLESIASTES 8:1). We must not interpret these verses without regard to what we know about this king. His instruction will surely...
Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
_There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit._ DEATH AN UNPREVENTABLE EXIT OF THE SPIRIT 1. It is implied that man has a spirit. 2. Man’s power over his spirit is not absol...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:7 It is risky to offer correction to the king. But the counselor should remember that NO MAN HAS POWER TO RETAIN THE SPIRIT, OR POWER OVER THE DAY OF DEATH. He shou...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 8:6. THEREFORE.] Best rendered by _Although_. The meaning is, that notwithstanding the present misery of man, in the ways of Providence towards him, there are appointed...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 8:1 Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
1 Corinthians 15:43; 2 Corinthians 13:4; 2 Kings 7:15; 2 Samuel 14:14;...
To retain — To keep it in the body. This is added as another evidence of man's misery. No discharge — In that fatal conflict between life and death, when a man is struggling with death, though to no p...