Ecclesiastes 8:1-2

New International Reader's Version

8 Who is like a wise person?
Who knows how to explain things?
A person’s wisdom makes their face bright.
It softens the look on their face.

²I’m telling you to obey the king’s command. You promised to serve him. You made a promise to God.

Ecclesiastes 8:1-2

New International Version

8 Who is like the wise?
Who knows the explanation of things?
A person’s wisdom brightens their face
and changes its hard appearance.

²Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)