Ecclesiastes 8:5

"He who keeps. royal command experiences no trouble, for. wise heart knows the proper time and procedure."keeps. royal command" -It is generally true that people who keep the laws of the land are not in trouble. The same general truth is taught in (Romans 13:3; 1 Peter 2:14; Ecclesiastes 4:15). "And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?" (1 Peter 3:13).

"wise heart knows" -"the right time and method for action" (NEB). The wise man is patient and does not hastily rise up in rebellion, but knows that there will be. time when oppression will end and. judgment for the oppressors (Ecclesiastes 3:17). Such knowledge enables the wise man to deal with the injustices he sees about him (Ecclesiastes 4:1). See 2 Peter 3:9-10; James 5:7.