Ecclesiastes 8:1-6 - Wisdom Is Valuable

¹ Who is really a wise man, and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man, lighteth up his countenance, but, by defiance of countenance, one is disfigured. ² I said , The bidding of the king, observe thou, even out of regard to the oath of God. ³ Not rashly from his presence, shouldst thou go: do not take thy stand in a vexatious thing, - for, whatsoever he pleaseth, he will do. ⁴ Where the word of a king is, there is power, - who then may say to him, What wouldst thou do? ⁵ He that observeth the commandment, will not notice a vexatious thing, - and, of time and manner, will the heart of the wise take note. ⁶ For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner, - when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.