Proverbs 25:6-8

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⁶Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great;
⁷for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of the prince.

What your eyes have seen
⁸ do not hastily bring into court;
for^[a] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Proverbs 25:8 Cn: Heb lest

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