8Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.


In Context

5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

6 As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.

7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

8 Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.

9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Ecclesiastes 9:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:8At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack ointment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.