1Who is like the wise man, and who knoweth the explanation of a thing? A man's wisdom brighteneth his countenance, and the harshness of his face is changed.
2I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that on account of the oath of God.
3Be not in haste to depart from his presence; persist not in an evil thing; for whatever pleaseth him, that he doeth.
4For the word of the king is powerful; and who can say to him, “What doest thou?”
5He that keepeth the commandment shall experience no evil; and the heart of the wise man hath regard to time and judgment.
6For to every thing there is a time and judgment. For the misery of man is great upon him.
7For no one knoweth what shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Ecclesiastes 8
Ecclesiastes 8:1-7