Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 8
Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What do youi?Dan 4:35
Ecclesiastes 8:4 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
ASV
For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
DRA
And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?
FBV
The king's orders have supreme authority—who is going to question him, saying, “What are you doing?”
GNV
Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?
JPS
Forasmuch as the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him: 'What doest thou?'
LSV
Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who says to him, “What do you do?”
NASB
Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, “What are you doing?” NASB 2020
OJB
For the devar melech is shilton (supreme), and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
RV
Because the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
T4T
We need to obey what the king says more than we need to obey what anyone else says; no one can say to the king, “◄Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.► [RHQ]”
WEB (US)
for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Где слово царя, там власть; и кто скажет ему: «что ты делаешь?»
Заокская (Кулаков)
Слово царское властью обладает, и кто возразит царю: „Что ты творишь“?
СП (БЛ)
У царя есть власть повелевать, и никто не может говорить ему, что делать.