Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

“But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case.

The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

I also thought to myself, “It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.