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Do not honor yourself in front of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men. For it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put down in front of the ruler whom your eyes have seen.

Do not go out in a hurry to argue. Or what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes
    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go