Ecclesiastes 8:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. Common English Bible 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 You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him: |
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
a greyhound; a he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
and for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.