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Ecclesiastes 8:3
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:3
New English Translation
3 Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste—do not delay when the matter is unpleasant,[a]
for he can do whatever he pleases.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 tn Or “do not stand up for a bad cause.”
Ecclesiastes 8:3
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 8:3
New International Version
3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence.(A) Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 8:3
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 8:3
King James Version
3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
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