Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
All Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8:1 Go To Ecclesiastes 8
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Most. Septuagint, "he whose face is impudent, shall be hated. "The truly wise and virtuous man is always polite and affable. (Calmet)
As we may form a probable conjecture of a person's disposition from his countenance, so we may judge of men's virtue by their actions. They are right and meritorious when the intention is good, (Worthington) and the works themselves blameless.