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


In Context

3 Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:

4 And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?

5 He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.

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

7 Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger.

8 It is not in man's power to stop the spirit, neither hath he power in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest when war is at hand, neither shall wickedness save the wicked.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6For to every purpose there is time and manner. For 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.