16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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16 A person’s gift opens doors[a] for him
and brings him before the great.(A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 18:16 Lit gift makes room

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

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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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Notas al pie

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