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Ecclesiastes 8:3
1 | Lit to go out from his presence |
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Ecclesiastes 8:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 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.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Don’t try to avoid doing your duty, and don’t stand with those who plot evil, for the king can do whatever he wants.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him.”
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Don’t be too quick to leave the king. Don’t support something that is wrong, because the king does whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Don’t be in a hurry to leave the king’s service. Don’t take part in something evil, because he can do whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 Do not be terrified; go from his presence, do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Do not be terrified of his presence!
Go at once and do not delay when a matter is unpleasant,
for he can do anything that he desires.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Don’t be in a hurry to quit your job in the palace. Don’t stand up for something the king doesn’t like. He’ll do anything he wants to.
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