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Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom, Authorities, and Inequities
8 Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A person’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.(A)
2 Keep[a] the king’s command because of your oath made before God.(B) 3 Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence,(C) and don’t persist in a bad cause, since he will do whatever he wants.
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- 8:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg, Syr; other Hb mss read As for me, keep
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