World English Bible
"I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to God."
— Ecclesiastes 8:2, World English Bible
“I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.”
“I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God. ”
“Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.”
“I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God.”
“I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.”
“I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.”
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.
I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to God.
Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.