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Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
21st Century King James Version
Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
21st Century King James Version
2 I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that because of thy oath to God.
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Stand not for an evil cause, for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who may say unto him, “What doest thou?”
5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing, and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
6 Because for every purpose there is a time and a judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
New International Version
Obey the King
2 Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God. 3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence.(A) Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. 4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?(B)”
5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm,
and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,(C)
though a person may be weighed down by misery.
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