Ecclesiastes 8:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Young's Literal Translation
Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

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

Hebrew
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

hasten
תִּבָּהֵ֤ל (tib·bā·hêl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 926: To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously

to leave
תֵּלֵ֔ךְ (tê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

his presence,
מִפָּנָיו֙ (mip·pā·nāw)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

and do not
אַֽל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

persist
תַּעֲמֹ֖ד (ta·‘ă·mōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

in a bad
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

cause,
בְּדָבָ֣ר (bə·ḏā·ḇār)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

for
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he will do
יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

whatever
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

he wants.
יַחְפֹּ֖ץ (yaḥ·pōṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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