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GNV

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this haue I seene, and haue giuen mine heart to euery worke, which is wrought vnder the sunne, and I sawe a time that man ruleth ouer man to his owne hurt.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
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.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
All this I have 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.
World English Bible

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