Ecclesiastes 8:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Young's Literal Translation
Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who saith to him, ‘What dost thou?’

King James Bible
Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Hebrew
For
בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ba·’ă·šer)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the king’s
מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

word
דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

is supreme,
שִׁלְט֑וֹן (šil·ṭō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7983: Mastery

and who
וּמִ֥י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can say
יֹֽאמַר־ (yō·mar-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to him,
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

“What
מַֽה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

are you doing?”
תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ta·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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