8:4 Surely the king’s authority 1 is absolute; 2
no one can say 3 to him, “What are you doing?”
8:7 Surely no one knows the future, 4
and no one can tell another person what will happen. 5
1 tn Heb “word.”
2 tn Heb “supreme.”
3 tn Heb “Who can say…?”
4 tn Heb “what will be.”
5 tn Heb “Who can tell him what will be?”