Ecclesiastes 8:1-6 - Wisdom Is Valuable
1 Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a message? A man's wisdom illuminates him, and the hardness of his countenance (appearance) is changed. 2 I counsel you: Keep the king's command because of the oath before God. 3 Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not persist in an evil activity, for he does whatever he pleases. 4 There is power (authority) in the word of a king. Who may ask him: What are you doing? 5 He who obeys the king's command will feel no harm. A wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment. 6 This is because to every purpose there is time and judgment. Even so man's misery is great.