2 Keep the king’s command because of your oath made before God.

3 Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence, and don’t persist in a bad cause, since he will do whatever he wants.

4 For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecclesiastes 8:2-4, Holman Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.
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