6For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;


In Context

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

4 because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.

6 For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

7 for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

8 There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

Ecclesiastes 8:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man [is] great upon him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:6For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:6There is a time and opportunity for every business, and great affliction for man:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:6for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:6for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great on him.