Do not hurry yourself, that you may go out from before him. Do not stand in a bad thing. For all that he delights to do he will do,

Solomon’s advice about not being in a hurry to leave the king’s presence is expanded on at Ecclesiastes 10:4: “If the spirit of a ruler should mount up against you, do not leave your own place, for calmness itself allays great sins.” A person may be corrected or chastised by someone in authority. He may resent the correction and be ready to give up a position or even to change his attitude toward the ruler. Solomon, however, recommends avoiding hasty action in switching loyalties or resigning a position. The same principle can be applied today to employer-employee relationships.

Wise King Solomon further counsels against ‘standing in a bad thing,’ that is, becoming involved in something the ruler considers bad.