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No one has power over the breath of life to stop breathing, and no one has power over the day of his death

Just as no one has the ability to control the wind, no one can continue living when it is their time to die. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

power over the breath of life to stop breathing

possible meanings are 1) no one can control the wind, 2) This means that no one is able to hold on to life when it is time to die.

wickedness will not rescue those who are its slaves

The writer speaks of wickedness as if it is a master who owns slaves. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

applied my heart

See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:16.

every kind of work that is done

AT: "every kind of work that people do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)