Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

1Who is as the wiseH2450 manH120? and who knoweth the interpretationH6592 of a thingH1697? A man’sH120 wisdomH2451 maketh his faceH6440 to shineH215, and the hardness of his faceH6440 is changedH8132.

2I counselH6310 thee, KeepH8104 the king’sH4428 commandH6310, and that in regardH8104 of the oathH7621 of GodH430.

3Be notH408 hasty to go outH6440 of his presenceH6440; persistH5975 notH408 in an evilH7451 thingH1697: for he doeth whatsoeverH3605 pleaseth him.

4BecauseH834 the king’sH4428 wordH1697 hath power; and who may sayH559 unto him, WhatH4100 doest thou?

5Whoso keepeth the commandmentH4687 shall knowH3045 noH3808 evilH7451 thingH1697; and a wiseH2450 man’sH2450 heartH3820 discerneth time and judgmentH4941:

6for to everyH3605 purposeH2656 there is a time and judgmentH4941; becauseH3588 the misery of manH120 is greatH7227 uponH5921 him:

7for he knoweth notH369 that whichH834 shall be; for who canH4310 tellH5046 him howH4100 it shall be?

8There is noH3808 manH120 that hath power over the spiritH7307 to retainH4422 the spiritH7307; neitherH3808 hath he power over the dayH3117 of deathH4194; and there is noH3808 dischargeH4917 in that warH4421: neitherH3808 shall wickednessH7562 deliverH4422 him that is given to it.