Ecclesiastes 8:9
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“All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
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