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Ecclesiastes 8:3

World English Bible

Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

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Ecclesiastes 8:3 in other translations

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:3 in context

  1. 1Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
  2. 2I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
  3. 3Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
  4. 4for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
  5. 5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.