Ecclesiastes 8:9
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9All this I observed as I tried my best to understand all that’s going on in this world. As long as men and women have the power to hurt each other, this is the way it is.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish 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.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
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CSBChristian 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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: sometimes those in authority harm others.
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KJV 1900King 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.
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