Proverbs 25:6-8

Modern English Version

⁶ Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
    and do not stand in the place of great men;
⁷ for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
    than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
    whom your eyes have seen.

⁸ Do not go forth hastily to strive;
    lest you do not know what to do in the end,
    when your neighbor has put you to shame.