2 I [counsel thee]: keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence; stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

4 Forasmuch as the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him: 'What doest thou?'

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; And a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment.

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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