Ecclesiastes 8:3-5

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³ If you are with the king,
    do not leave in a hurry.
Do not join with people who plan turn against him.
Remember that the king can do anything that he wants to do.
⁴ The king's command has complete power.
    Nobody can tell him that he is wrong.
⁵ Trouble will not come to anyone who obeys the king's command.
A wise person knows the right time to do things.
    He also knows the right way to do them.