Ecclesiastes 8:2-6

American Standard Version

² I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God. ³ Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. ⁴ For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? ⁵ Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment: ⁶ for to every ^[a]purpose there is a time and judgment; because the ^[b]misery of man is great upon him: