Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. King James 2000 Bible. Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. American King James Version.
If the conviction for contempt resulted from the defendant's failure to perform an act that he is still able to perform, the court may simply order him imprisoned until he performs it. In California, the statute of limitations for contempt is two years after the act or omission that constituted the contempt occurred.
The statute of limitations for criminal offences is governed by Sec. 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Norway. The statute of limitations on murder was abolished by a change in law on 1 July 2014, causing any murders committed after 1 July 1989 to have no statute of limitations.