4Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, "What are you doing?"


In Context

1 Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.

2 Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

4 Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, "What are you doing?"

5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.

6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, though a man's misery weighs heavily upon him.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:4Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:4And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:4For the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:4Because the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say to him, what doest thou?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, |What are you doing?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:4Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say to him, What do you?