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Ecclesiastes 8:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him, "

Ecclesiastes 8:3

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1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

2 I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

3 Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

4 for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

5 Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

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Ecclesiastes 8:1

"Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed."

Ecclesiastes 8:2

"I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God."

Ecclesiastes 8:4

"for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”"

Ecclesiastes 8:5

"Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure."

Ecclesiastes 8:6

"For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him."

Ecclesiastes 8:7

"For he doesn’t know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?"

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