Ecclesiastes 8:1-4 ▼

1 Who [is] as the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

2 I [counsel]: keep the command of a king, even for the sake of an oath [to] God.

3 Do not be troubled at his presence, you may go, do not stand in an evil thing, for all that he pleases he does.

4 Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who says to him, “What do you do?”