Ecclesiastes 8:1-2

Easy-to-Read Version

8 No one can understand and explain things the way wise people can. Their wisdom makes them happy. It changes a sad face into a happy one.

²I say you should always obey the king’s command. Do this because 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.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)