Ecclesiastes 8:3-4

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?”

[8:3]  ¹ tn Or “do not stand up for a bad cause.”

[8:4]  ² tn Heb “word.”

[8:4]  ³ tn Heb “supreme.”

[8:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “Who can say…?”