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Ecclesiastes 8:1-8 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

1. No one is like the wise man.He can understand what things mean.His wisdom makes him happy.It makes his sad face happy.

2. I advise you always to obey the king’s command. Do this because you made a promise to God.

3. Don’t be too quick to quit the job the king gave you. But don’t support something that is wrong. Remember, the king does whatever he pleases.

4. The king is the highest power. No one can tell him what to do.

5. A person will be safe if he obeys the king’s command.A wise man knows how to do the right thing at the right time.

6. And there is a right time and a right way for everything.Yet people often have many troubles.

7. They do not know what the future holds.No one can tell them what will happen.

8. No one has the power to keep the wind from blowing.No one has the power to stop his own death.During war a soldier cannot go home.So also, the person who does evil will not get away free.

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