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


In Context

3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

4 Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'

5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

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

7 For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?

8 There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.

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 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 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.