Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 8
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
BSB
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
DRA
Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:
FBV
Don't be quick to walk out on the king without thinking what you're doing, and don't get involved with those who plot against him, for the king can do what he pleases.
GNV
Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.
JPS
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
LSV
Do not be troubled at his presence, you may go, do not stand in an evil thing, for all that he pleases he does.
NASB
Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases.” NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
NMV
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatsoever pleases him.
OJB
Be not hasty to go out of his sight; stand not in a rah (an evil matter); for he executeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
RV
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
T4T
Do not quickly disobey the king. And do not join those who want to rebel against him, because the king will do what he wants to do.
WEB (US)
Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Не спеши уходить от лица его, и не упорствуй в худом деле; потому что он, что захочет, все может сделать.
НРП
Не спеши покинуть царя и не отстаивай худого дела, потому что он может сделать всё, что ему угодно.
Заокская (Кулаков)
От лица царева уйти не спеши, но и дел дурных не отстаивай. Ибо что царь захочет, то и сделает.
СП (БЛ)
Не бойся царя, лучше уйди. Не медли, когда пришла беда, ведь царь поступает так, как ему нравится.