I advertise thee to take heed to the [a]mouth of the king, and to the word of the oath of God.

[b]Haste not to go forth of his sight: stand not in an evil thing: for he will do whatsoever pleaseth him.

Where the word of the King is, there is power, and who shall say unto him, What doest thou?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:2 That is, that thou obey the king and keep the oath that thou hast made for the same cause.
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:3 Withdraw not thyself lightly from the obedience of thy prince.

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