Parallel ECC 8:4

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BSB For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

OEB thing he pleases, seeing that his royal word is authorative, and his conduct unchallengeable.

WEB for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

NET Surely the king’s authority is absolute;
 ⇔ no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”

LSV Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who says to him, “What do you do?”

FBV The king's orders have supreme authority—who is going to question him, saying, “What are you doing?”

T4T We need to obey what the king says more than we need to obey what anyone else says; no one can say to the king, “◄Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.► [RHQ]”

LEB  • is supreme, no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”

BBE The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS Forasmuch as the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him: 'What doest thou?'

ASV For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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

YLT Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'

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

RV Because the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

WBS Because the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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

BB Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?
  (Like as when a king giveth/gives a charge, his commandment is mighty: Even so, who may say unto him, what doest thou?)

GNV Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?
  (Where the word of ye/you_all King is, there is power, and who shall say unto him, What doest thou?)

CB Like as when a kynge geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so who maye saye vnto him: what doest thou?
  (Like as when a king giveth/gives a charge, his commandment is mighty: Even so who may say unto him: what doest thou?)

WYC and his word is ful of power, and no man mai seie to hym, Whi doist thou so?
  (and his word is full of power, and no man mai say to him, Whi doest thou/you so?)

LUT In des Königs Wort ist Gewalt, und wer mag zu ihm sagen: Was machst du?
  (In the kings Wort is Gewalt, and wer like to him say: What machst du?)

CLV Et sermo illius potestate plenus est, nec dicere ei quisquam potest: Quare ita facis?
  (And sermo illius potestate plenus it_is, nec dicere to_him quisquam potest: Quare ita facis?)

BRN even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou?

BrLXX καθὼς βασιλεὺς ἐξουσιάζων. καὶ τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ, τί ποιεῖς;
  (kathōs basileus exousiazōn. kai tis erei autōi, ti poieis?)