¹Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed. ²I say, Keep the king’s commandment, and that on account of the oath of God. ³Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him, ⁴because the word of a king is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? ⁵Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart knoweth time and manner.

⁶For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him; ⁷for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be? ⁸There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

⁹All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time when man ruleth man to his hurt.

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