Ecclesiastes 8:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time when man ruleth man to his hurt.
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.
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.
| All | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| this | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| have I seen, | זֶ֤ה | ze | zeh |
| and applied | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | rāʾîtiy | ra-EE-TEE |
| וְנָת֣וֹן | wĕnātôn | veh-na-TONE | |
| heart my | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| unto every | לִבִּ֔י | libbî | lee-BEE |
| work | לְכָֽל | lĕkāl | leh-HAHL |
| that | מַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | maʿăśe | ma-uh-SEH |
| is done | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| under | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | naʿăśâ | na-uh-SA |
| the sun: | תַּ֣חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| there is a time | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | haššāmeš | ha-SHA-mesh |
| wherein | עֵ֗ת | ʿēt | ate |
| man one | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| ruleth over | שָׁלַ֧ט | šālaṭ | sha-LAHT |
| another | הָאָדָ֛ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| to his own hurt. | בְּאָדָ֖ם | bĕʾādām | beh-ah-DAHM |
| לְרַ֥ע | lĕraʿ | leh-RA | |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lô | loh |