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Kon anaa ka sa atubangan sa hari, ayaw isipa imong kaugalingon nga mora ka na ug si kinsa, ug ayaw paglingkod uban sa mga dungganon. Kay mas maayo nga ang hari maoy mopalingkod kanimo kaysa iya kang papahawaon ug maulawan ka atubangan sa mga dungganon.

Ayaw pagdali-dalig sugilon sa korte bahin sa imong nakita, kay unsa na lang kahay imong buhaton kon mapamatud-an sa usa ka saksi nga sayop ka!

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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