Ecclesiastes 8

Darby Bible · 1890 · Old Testament · 12 chapters

Reading Ecclesiastes chapter 8 in the Darby Bible, public-domain text from 1890.

Verses 1–10

1 Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

2 I [say], Keep the king's commandment, and [that] on account of the oath ofGod.

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

4 because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.

6 For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

7 for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

8 There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time when man ruleth man to his hurt.

10 And I have also seen the wicked buried and going away; and such as had acted rightly went from [the] holy place, and were forgotten in the city. This also is vanity.

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