Ecclesiastes 8:3

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

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All Translations

BBE BBE

Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

DBY DBY

Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatever pleaseth him.

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.