Ecclesiastes 8:9
English Standard Version
9 (A)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.
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Ecclesiastes 8:9
Lexham English Bible
The World Marred by Oppression and Injustice
9 I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: sometimes those in authority harm others.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Literally “sometimes one man domineers another man to his harm”
Ecclesiastes 8:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 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.
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Ecclesiastes 8:9
New American Standard Bible
9 All this I have seen, and have applied my [a]mind to every deed that has been done under the sun at a time when one person has exercised (A)authority over another person to his detriment.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Lit heart
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: [a]there is a time wherein one man hath power over another [b]to his hurt.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Or, what time one man had etc.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Or, to his own hurt
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