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Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,
And in the place of great men do not stand;
For (A)it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,
Whom your eyes have seen.

Do not go out (B)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its