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Ecclesiastes 8:9

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9All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.