3Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.


In Context

1 Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

2 I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

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

4 Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?'

5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Do 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatever pleaseth him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him.