Ecclesiastes 8:4
Ecclesiastes · קהלת · Ketuvim · 12 chapters · 222 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (9 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
אֲנִי פִּי־מֶלֶךְ שְׁמוֹר וְעַל דִּבְרַת שְׁבוּעַת אֱלֹהִֽים
I [counsel thee]: keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.
אַל־תִּבָּהֵל מִפָּנָיו תֵּלֵךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד בְּדָבָר רָע כִּי כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
בַּאֲשֶׁר דְּבַר־מֶלֶךְ שִׁלְטוֹן וּמִי יֹֽאמַר־לוֹ מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה
Forasmuch as the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him: ‘What doest thou?’
שׁוֹמֵר מִצְוָה לֹא יֵדַע דָּבָר רָע וְעֵת וּמִשְׁפָּט יֵדַע לֵב חָכָֽם
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; And a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment.
כִּי לְכָל־חֵפֶץ יֵשׁ עֵת וּמִשְׁפָּט כִּֽי־רָעַת הָאָדָם רַבָּה עָלָֽיו
For to every matter there is a time and judgment; for the evil of man is great upon him.