Ecclesiastes 8:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 8:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man [is] great upon him.

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WEB

World English Bible

For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 8

⁴ For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

⁵ Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

⁶ For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

⁷ Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

⁸ As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

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