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NET Bible
For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
Holman Bible
For every activity there is a right time and procedure,
International Standard Version
Indeed, there is an appropriate time and a response for every circumstance, since human misery weighs heavily upon him.
A Conservative Version
For to every purpose there is a time and decision, although the distress of man is great upon him.
American Standard Version
for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:
Amplified
For there is a
Though mankind’s misery and trouble lies heavily upon him [who rebels against the king].
Bible in Basic English
For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.
Darby Translation
For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;
Julia Smith Translation
To every inclination there is time and judgment; for man's evil is great upon him.
King James 2000
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is heavy upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For there is a [proper] time and right [procedure] for every matter, even though the trouble of man [weighs] heavy upon him.
Modern King James verseion
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great on him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For everything will have opportunity and judgment, and this the thing that maketh men full of carefulness and sorrow.
New Heart English Bible
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
The Emphasized Bible
For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner, - when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.
Webster
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
World English Bible
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
Youngs Literal Translation
For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 8:6
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Context Readings
Obedience To The King
5 Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure. 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim. 7 Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:
Ecclesiastes 3:17
I thought to myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time, but he has also placed ignorance in the human heart so that people cannot discover what God has ordained, from the beginning to the end of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 7:13-14
Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?
Ecclesiastes 11:9-1
Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
Isaiah 3:11-14
Too bad for the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
Isaiah 22:12-14
At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
Luke 13:25
Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.'
Luke 17:26-30
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
Luke 19:42-44
saying, "If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!