World English Bible
"for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?""
— Ecclesiastes 8:4, World English Bible
“Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
“For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? ”
“Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?””
“And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?”
“The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?”
“Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?”
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.
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?