Ecclesiastes 8:2-4

Revised Geneva Translation

² I say, “Guard to the commandment of the king, and the word of your oath to God.

³ “Do not hurry to go forth from His sight. Do not stand in an evil thing. For He will do whatever pleases Him.”

⁴ Wherever the word of the king is, there is power. And who shall say to him, “What are you doing?”