Ecclesiastes 8:2

World English Bible (WEB)

I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

In context

1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

2 I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

3 Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

4 for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

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Ecclesiastes 8:2 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
KJV King James Version: I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
ASV American Standard Version: I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.
DBY Darby Translation: I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath of God.
WBS Webster Bible: I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.