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Obey Rulers
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|Eclesiastes 8:1|Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines his face, And causes his stern face to beam.
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|Eclesiastes 8:2| I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God[by which you swore loyalty to him] .
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|Eclesiastes 8:3|Do not be in a hurry to get out of his presence. Do not join in a malevolent matter, for the king will do whatever he pleases.
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|Eclesiastes 8:4|For the word of a king is authoritative and powerful, And who will say to him, "What are you doing?"
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|Eclesiastes 8:5|Whoever keeps and observes a royal command will experience neither trouble nor misery; For a wise heart will know the1 proper time and [appropriate] procedure.
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|Eclesiastes 8:6|For there is a2 proper time and [appropriate] procedure for every delight,Though mankind's misery and trouble lies heavily upon him [who rebels against the king] .
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|Eclesiastes 8:7|For no one knows what will happen; So who can tell him how and when it will happen?
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|Eclesiastes 8:8|There is no man who has power and authority over the wind to restrain the wind, Nor does he have authority over the day of death; There is no discharge [from service] during time of war,And evil will not rescue those who [actively seek to] practice it.
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|Eclesiastes 8:9| All this I have seen while applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has exercised power over others to their detriment.
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|Eclesiastes 8:10| So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place[but did not thereby escape their doom] , and they are[praised in spite of their evil and] soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility (vanity, emptiness).
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