Ecclesiastes 8:4

8:4 Surely the king’s authority ¹  is absolute; ² 

no one can say ³  to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecclesiastes 8:7

8:7 Surely no one knows the future, ⁴ 

and no one can tell another person what will happen. ⁵ 

[8:4]  ¹ tn Heb “word.”

[8:4]  ² tn Heb “supreme.”

[8:4]  ³ tn Heb “Who can say…?”

[8:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “what will be.”

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who can tell him what will be?”