Ecclesiastes 8:6
For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner,—when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
In Context
7For there is no one who knoweth what shall be, for, when it shall be, who will tell him?
Cross References
Job 10:13Yet, these things, thou didst hide in thy heart, I know that, this, hath been with thee!
Job 33:19Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!
Ecclesiastes 3:11Everything, hath he made beautiful in its own time,—also, intelligence, hath he put in their heart, without which men could not find out the work which God hath wrought, from the beginning even unto the end.
Ecclesiastes 7:13Consider the work of God,—for who can straighten what he hath bent?
Isaiah 3:11Alas! for the lawless, it is ill, For what his own hand hath matured, shall be done to him.
Luke 13:25when once the householder shall rouse himself, and lock the door, and ye begin to stand, outside, and to knock at the door, saying—Lord! open to us; and he shall answer and say unto you—I know you not, whence ye are.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects. 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the… Read the whole commentary →