Ecclesiastes 8:3

New International Reader's Version

Don’t be in a hurry to quit your job in the palace. Don’t stand up for something the king doesn’t like. He’ll do anything he wants to.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”

Proverbs 14:29

Anyone who is patient has great understanding. But anyone who gets angry quickly shows how foolish they are.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, have respect for the Lord and the king. Don’t join with officials who disobey them.

Proverbs 30:31

The second is a rooster, which walks proudly. The third is a billy goat. And the fourth is a king, who is secure against any who might oppose him.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job in the palace. Being calm can overcome what you have done against him.

Isaiah 48:4

I knew how stubborn you were. Your neck muscles were as unbending as iron. Your forehead was as hard as bronze.

Daniel 4:35

He considers all the nations on earth to be nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven. He does what he wants with the nations of the earth. No one can hold back his hand. No one can say to him, “What have you done?”

Daniel 5:19

God gave him a high position. Then people from every nation became afraid of the king. That was true no matter what language they spoke. The king put to death anyone he wanted to. He spared anyone he wanted to spare. He gave high positions to anyone he wanted to. And he brought down anyone he wanted to bring down.