8:3 Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste – do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, 1
for he can do whatever he pleases.
8:4 Surely the king’s authority 2 is absolute; 3
no one can say 4 to him, “What are you doing?”
1 tn Or “do not stand up for a bad cause.”
2 tn Heb “word.”
3 tn Heb “supreme.”
4 tn Heb “Who can say…?”