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1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2 Keep the king's command, because of the oath to God. 3 Do not be hasty to go out of his presence. Do not persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him, 4 for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, |What are you doing?| 5 Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure. 6 For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him. 7 For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be? 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it. Ecclesiastes 8:1-8, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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