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26 It is wrong to punish the godly for being good
    or to flog leaders for being honest.

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly

Don’t demand an audience with the king
    or push for a place among the great.
It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table
    than to be sent away in public disgrace.

Just because you’ve seen something,

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Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.[a](A)

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  1. 25:7 Lit you before a noble whom your eyes see