Ecclesiastes 8:2 in the King James Version
I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
Context
1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
2 I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
3 Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,