The wicked flee when no man pursueth ….
[נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע]
The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 20. Proverbs 28: 1 (Prov 28:1) [tr. KJV (1611)]
(Source)
(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:The wicked man flees when no one is after him ....
[JB (1966)]The wicked flees when no one is pursuing ....
[NJB (1985)]The wicked run when no one is chasing them ....
[GNT (1992 ed.)]The wicked run away even though no one pursues them ....
[CEB (2011)]The wicked flee when no one pursues ....
[NRSV (2021 ed.)]A wicked person flees though no one gives chase ....
[RJPS (2023 ed.)]
Quotations about:
chase
Note not all quotations have been tagged, so Search may find additional quotes on this topic.
He exits, pursued by a bear.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Winter’s Tale, Act 3, sc. 3, l. 64 (3.3.64) [Stage Direction] (1611)
(Source)
Variant: "Exit, pursued by a Bear."
