Ecclesiastes 8:1-4 ▼

1 Who is like the wise one, and who knows the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

2 I say: The mouth of a king you must keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

3 Do not hurry to depart from his face; do not stand in an evil matter, for all that he delights in, he will do.

4 Where the word of a king is, power is, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”