3. Do not be hasty to leave his presence. Do not take a stand in an unpleasant matter, for he does whatever pleases him.”
4. For the word of the king is powerful, and who would say to him, “What are you doing?”
5. He who keeps his command will know no evil thing;and a wise heart will know the appropriate time and just way.
6. For to every matter there is an appropriate time and just way,though a man’s distress weighs heavily on him.
7. For he does not know what will happen;for who can declare to him what will occur?
8. There is not a man with mastery over the wind to restrain it,nor with power over the day of death.And no one can discharge a battle,nor can wickedness rescue the one possessing it.
9. All this I saw while applying my heart to every work that is done under the sun, when one man rules over another to the other’s hurt.
10. Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did works. This is also vanity.
11. Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed swiftly, the heart of the sons of men is fully set to do evil.
12. Since one who sins may do evil a hundred times and extend his life, I also have experienced that it will be good for those who fear God when they have reverence before Him.
13. But it will not be well for the wicked, and he will not prolong his days, like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.