LEB by section ECC 8:0b

Wisdom is Valuable

A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,
- and the hardness of his face is changed.
- 2 the command of the king[fn] [fn]
- 3  Go at once and do not delay when a matter is unpleasant,
for he can do anything that he desires.
- 4 is supreme, no one can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- 5 his command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the proper time and the right procedure.
- 6 proper time and right procedure for every matter, even though the trouble of man weighs heavy upon him.

8:? While MT reads “I said, ‘Keep the mouth of the king,’ ” the versions read “Keep the mouth of the king,” which is adopted in the translation

8:? Literally “because of the oath of God”