Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone
    set up by your ancestors.

Saying 6

29 Do you see someone skilled in their work?
    They will serve before kings;
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.

Saying 7

23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what[a] is before you,
and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who

Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    set up by your ancestors.

Saying 6

29 Do you see someone skilled(B) in their work?
    They will serve(C) before kings;(D)
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.

Saying 7

23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what[a] is before you,
and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who