Ecclesiastes 8:9 meaning and explanation
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
Ecclesiastes 8:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The Preacher, a wisdom teacher in Jerusalem, speaks from long observation of life “under the sun,” his phrase for the world as it now is. Having urged obedience to the king, he now draws back to report what he has seen: human beings gain power over others, and that dominance harms the ruler as well as the ruled.
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