Ecclesiastes 8:1; Ecclesiastes 8:5 (Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha)

1 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his countenance is changed.

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5 He who obeys a command will meet no harm, and the mind of a wise man will know the time and way.

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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha)