Ecclesiastes 8:1-2

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself

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 countenance is changed.

²Keep^[a] the king’s command, and because of your sacred oath be not dismayed;

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Ecclesiastes 8:2 Heb inserts an I

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