Ecclesiastes 8:1-3

World English Bible

8 Who 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 I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God. ³ Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,