8 Who is like the wise person,
and who knows the meaning of a word?:
‘A person’s wisdom brightens their face,
and the strength of their face is changed’.
2I (?) keep the king’s word,
and on account of the word of oath to God 3don’t be fearful.
You go out from before him;
don’t stand against a bad word.
Because he can do anything that he pleases,
4in that the king’s word has power,
And who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’;
Eternal Light, shine into our hearts;
Eternal Goodness, deliver us from evil;
Eternal Power, be our support;
Eternal Wisdom, scatter the darkness of our ignorance:
That we may seek your face
with all our heart and mind and soul and strength. Amen.
Alcuin