Ecclesiastes 8:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence,  and don’t persist in a bad cause, since he will do whatever he wants.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Be not panic-stricken and hasty to get out of his presence. Persist not in an evil thing, for he does whatever he pleases.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Common English Bible

³ Don’t be dismayed; leave his presence. Don’t linger in a harmful situation because he can do whatever he wants!

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘My pilgrimage  has lasted for 130 years. My years have been few and hard,  and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.’

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the  Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,

Proverbs 30:31

a strutting cockerel;  a goat; and a king at the head of his army.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post, for calmness puts great offences to rest.

Isaiah 48:4

Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze,

Daniel 4:35

All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and he does what he wants  with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can block his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done? ’

Daniel 5:19

Because of the greatness he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages  were terrified and fearful of him. He killed anyone he wanted and kept alive anyone he wanted; he exalted anyone he wanted and humbled anyone he wanted.