(4.) In whom (or ‘in which,’ for it refers back to the whole idea of God’s providence) the matter of a king is powerful (i.e. a power, ‘matter,’ דבר as usual being taken in its technical sense of the matter reasoned about and the matter itself. The LXX. invert the order of the words——a very unusual proceeding with them: it is, however, to be observed that B. omits λαλεῖ, the word out of place), and who shall say to him, What doest thou?
5 Whoso keepeth the commandment [¹]shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
[¹] Hebrew shall know.
Whoso keeps the commandment will not know a reason which leads to wrong. For a wise heart does know that there is a time and a judgment;
(5.) One keeping the command (a participle, that which is commanded) does not know a matter (as above) which is evil, and time and judgment knows (repeated; thus the exact meaning is, ‘but time and judgment’) the heart of a wise man (‘does know’).
6 ¶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
because to every providence there is a time and a judgment; because also, the wrong of Humanity is great upon him;