Ecclesiastes 8:3

Bee not hastie to goe out of his sight: stand not in an euill thing, for he doeth whatsoeuer pleaseth him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

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

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

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

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

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 8:3

8:3 To go - In discontent, withdrawing thyself from the king's service or obedience. Stand not - if thou hast offended him, persist not in it. For - His power is uncontrollable.