[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.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
L'homme n'est pas maître de son souffle pour pouvoir le retenir, et il n'a aucune puissance sur le jour de la mort; il n'y a point de délivrance dans ce combat, et la méchanceté ne saurait sauver les méchants.
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.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ded to learn whatsoever He will, for He teaches the mind by the merest touch." Again it is written ( Eccles. 8:8 ), "It is not in man's power to stop the Spirit," and the Apostle admonishes us ( 1 Thess. 5:19 ): "Extinguish not the Spirit," and ( Acts 7:51 ) it is said against ce…
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