Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.

快跑的不能逃脱；有力的不能用力；刚勇的也不能自救。

快跑的无从避难，壮士无法使力，勇士也不能自救；

快跑的无从避难，壮士无法使力，勇士也不能自救；

快捷的无法逃遁，强壮的无力可施，勇猛的救不了自己，

行动迅速的不能逃走，强而有力的不能施展他的勇力，勇士也不能救自己；

快跑的不能逃脫；有力的不能用力；剛勇的也不能自救。

快跑的無從避難，壯士無法使力，勇士也不能自救；

快跑的無從避難，壯士無法使力，勇士也不能自救；

快捷的無法逃遁，強壯的無力可施，勇猛的救不了自己，

行動迅速的不能逃走，強而有力的不能施展他的勇力，勇士也不能救自己；

輕快者逃走的路都斷絕，有大力的不能運用其力，剛勇的不能搭救自己；

疾趨者不得避所、強壯者不得施力、剛勇者不能自救、

疾趨者不得避難、強勁者其力廢弛、有能者不能自救、

疾趨者不得脫逃、強壯者不得施力、英武者英武者或作勇士不能自救、

The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

Your fastest runners will not escape. The strongest people will not get away. Even soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

Refuge will be lost from the swift, And the strong will not strengthen his power, Nor the warrior save his life.

Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;

And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not prevail by his strength, and the brave will not save his life.

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won’t strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

This is what the Lord says:“ Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

The best equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,“ Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!“ Even if they dig down to the place of the dead, I will reach down and pull them up. Even if they climb up into the heavens, I will bring them down.Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel, I will search them out and capture them. Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean, I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.

But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”

You said,‘ No, we will get our help from Egypt. They will give us swift horses for riding into battle.’ But the only swiftness you are going to see is the swiftness of your enemies chasing you!One of them will chase a thousand of you. Five of them will make all of you flee. You will be left like a lonely flagpole on a hill or a tattered banner on a distant mountaintop.”