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Ecclesiastes 8:9

American Standard Version

9 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.

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Christian Standard Bible

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one person has authority over another to his harm.

English Standard Version

All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.

King James Version

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.

New American Standard Bible

All this I have seen, and have applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun at a time when one person has exercised authority over another person to his detriment.

New International Version

All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.

New King James Version

All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.

New Living Translation

I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

World English Bible

All this I have seen, and applied 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 hurt.