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Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Obey the king’s command[a] because of your oath before God.[b] 3 Do not quickly leave his presence. Do not stand up for[c] a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. 4 For a king’s word is supreme, and who will say to him, “What are you doing?”
5 Whoever obeys a command will experience no harm, and a wise heart will know the right time and the right way to act, 6 because for each situation there is a right time and a right way to act, although evil may weigh a man down.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:2 The translation follows the ancient versions and some Hebrew manuscripts. The main Hebrew reading is I obey the king’s command or I say, obey the king’s command.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 Or God’s oath to him
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 Or persist in
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