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


In Context

5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing more, neither have they a reward any more: for the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy are all perished, neither have they any part in this world, and in the work that is done under the sun.

7 Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.

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

9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest, all the days of thy unsteady life, which are given to thee under the sun, all the time of thy vanity: for this is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherewith thou labourest under the sun.

10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.