Ecclesiastes 8:9
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordAll 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.
— Ecclesiastes 8:9, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
All this have I 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
All 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.