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Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
    or stand in the place of the great;
for it is better to be told, ‘Come up here’,
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

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

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Cn: Heb or else

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