Ecclesiastes 8:9 - Revised Version 1885 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All this have I seen while applying my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his own hurt or to the other man's. American Standard Version (1901) All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt. Common English Bible I observed all of this as I paid attention to all that happens under the sun. Sometimes people exercise power over each other to their detriment. Catholic Public Domain Version I have considered all these things, and I have applied my heart to all the works which are being done under the sun. Sometimes one man rules over another to his own harm. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All these things I have considered, and applied my heart to all the works that are done under the sun. Sometimes one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. |