Quotation for Ecclesiastes 8:3
אַל־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Footnotes to Kohelet by Bruce Heitler
To be in a hurry" could also mean "to be afraid". Compare verse 5:1 where the same ambiguity is achieved with regard to whether to flee or dig in one's heels.
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