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Ecclesiastes 8:1
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Obey the King

8 ·No one [L Who…?] is like the wise person
    who ·can understand what things mean [L knows the interpretation of a matter?].
Wisdom ·brings happiness [L brightens one’s face];
    it ·makes sad faces happy [L changes his stern/hard expression].

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Ecclesiastes 8:1
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Obey Rulers

8 Who is like the wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a matter?
A man’s wisdom illumines his face,
And causes his stern face to beam.

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