Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBe not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.
Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).