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Proverbs 22:28-29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

28 Do not remove the ancient landmark[a]
    that your ancestors set up.(A)
29 Do you see those skilled at their work?
    They will stand in the presence of kings,
    but not in the presence of the obscure.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:28 Landmark: marks the boundary of property. To remove it is the equivalent of stealing land. A similar warning is contained in 23:10.
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