Lux Domini
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.

What does Ecclesiastes 8:9 mean?

Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners herein deceive themselves.

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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 8:9-11 and alongside a few nearby related passages.