New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 8:1-4

1Whoמִ֚יmiH4310is like the wiseכְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םke.He.cha.KhamH2450personH2450and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045the meaningפֵּ֣שֶׁרPe.sherH6592of a matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697?A person’sאָדָם֙'a.DamH120wisdomחָכְמַ֤תcha.khe.MatH2451illuminatesתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440and makes hissternוְעֹ֥זve.'OzH5797faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440brightenH8132upH8132.

2I say, “Keepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104thecommandפִּי־pi-H6310of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428becauseוְעַ֕לve.'AlH5921 H1697of theoathשְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'AtH7621before Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

3Do not beH926inH926aH926hurryH926to leaveתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980 H4480him. Do not joinתַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975in an evilרָ֑עRa'H7451matterבְּדָבָ֣רbe.da.VarH1697,for he will doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213whateverכָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥רkol- 'a.SherH3605 H834he pleasesיַחְפֹּ֖ץyach.PotzH2654.”

4Sinceבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is authoritativeשִׁלְט֑וֹןshil.TonH7983,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310will sayיֹֽאמַר־yo.mar-H559to him, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are you doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?”

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