Ecclesiastes 8:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 8
Critique of Advice to Heed Authority
1 [a]Who is like the wise person,
and who knows the explanation of things?
Wisdom illumines the face
and transforms a grim countenance.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
New International Version
8 Who is like the wise?
Who knows the explanation of things?
A person’s wisdom brightens their face
and changes its hard appearance.
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