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)]
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(Source (Hebrew)). Other 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 ....
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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)
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Variant: "Exit, pursued by a Bear."
