Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 8:9

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9. his own hurt —The tyrannical ruler "hurts" not merely his subjects, but himself; so Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 12:1-33 ); but the "time" of "hurt" chiefly refers to eternal ruin, incurred by "wickedness," at "the day of death" ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ), and the " time " of "judgment" ( Ecclesiastes 8:6 ; Proverbs 8:36 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"