Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 8:3

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight : stand not in an evil thing , for he doth whatsoever pleaseth him .

Heb. to go from his face, or presence, to wit, in dislike or in discontent, withdrawing thy self from thy Kings service or obedience, as malecontents use to do; for this will both provoke him, and lead thee by degrees into Sedition or Rebellion.

If thou hast offended him, persist not in it, but humbly acknowledge thine offence, and beg his pardon and favour.

His power is uncontrollable in his Dominions, and therefore thou canst neither resist nor avoid his fury.

Marginal references: Ch. 10. 4.