Ecc 8:2-5 | ESV | STEP | I say: Keep the king’s command , because of God’s oath to him.

b Ex. 22:11; 2 Sam. 21:7; 1 Kgs. 2:43; [2 Chr. 36:13; Ezek. 17:18]

Ecclesiastes 8:2-5

2 I say: ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks say} Keep the king’s command, because of ^bGod’s oath to him. ^{▼▼Or because of your oath to God} 3 Be not hasty to ^dgo from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. 4 For the word of the king is supreme, and ^ewho may say to him, “What are you doing?” 5 Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.