New Century Version

Ecclesiastes 8:1-6 New Century Version (NCV)

1. No one is like the wise personwho can understand what things mean.Wisdom brings happiness;it makes sad faces happy.

2. Obey the king’s command, because you made a promise to God.

3. Don’t be too quick to leave the king. Don’t support something that is wrong, because the king does whatever he pleases.

4. What the king says is law; no one tells him what to do.

5. Whoever obeys the king’s command will be safe.A wise person does the right thing at the right time.

6. There is a right time and a right way for everything,yet people often have many troubles.