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Ecclesiastes 8:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself

8 Who is like the wise man?
    And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
Being wise makes one’s face shine,
    but arrogance changes one’s face.(A)

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Ecclesiastes 8:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible

Wisdom, Authorities, and Inequities

8 Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.(A)

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