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


In Context

3 Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

4 for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, |What are you doing?|

5 Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

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

7 For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice 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 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 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.