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Obey the king’s command[a] because of your oath before God.[b] Do not quickly leave his presence. Do not stand up for[c] a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. For a king’s word is supreme, and who will say to him, “What are you doing?”

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:2 Or God’s oath to him
  3. Ecclesiastes 8:3 Or persist in