Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:
WEB
For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
YLT
For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.
DBT
For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).