1 Who is like the wise?Who knows the explanation of things?A person’s wisdom brightens their faceand 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 person may be weighed down by misery.