Ecclesiastes 8:9 in Chinese
9 这一切我都见过,也认真思考过世上发生的这些事,有时一个人在他人头上作威作福,虐待他人;
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: `there is' a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time when man ruleth man to his hurt.
World English Bible (WEB)
All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.