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Ecclesiastes 8:1-3
Lexham English Bible

Wisdom is Valuable

8 Who is like the sage?
    Who knows the interpretation of a thing?
A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,
    and the hardness of his face is changed.
2 Keep the command of the king[a]
    because of your oath to God.[b]
3 Do not be terrified of his presence!
    Go at once and do not delay when a matter is unpleasant,
for he can do anything that he desires.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:2 While MT reads “I said, ‘Keep the mouth of the king,’” the versions read “Keep the mouth of the king,” which is adopted in the translation
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:2 Literally “because of the oath of God”
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