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Ecclesiastes 8:2

World English Bible

I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

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Ecclesiastes 8:2 in other translations

I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

Ecclesiastes 8:2 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:2 in context

  1. 1Who 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. 2I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
  3. 3Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
  4. 4for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”