8:7a Since no one knows what will happen,

Because no one knows what will happen ⌊in the future⌋ ,
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We don’t know what happens in the future.

8:7b who can tell him what is to come?

how could someone tell what lies ahead? ⌊Nobody can tell!⌋
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Therefore, nobody can let another person know what will happen.
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Indeed no one can tell anyone else ⌊exactly⌋ what will happen.

8:7a-b (combined)

Nobody can tell someone else what is to come, because no one knows the future.
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None of us knows what is going to happen, and there is no one to tell us. (Good News Translation)

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