Proverbs 22:28-29

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁸Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.

²⁹Do you see a man skilled at his work?
He will serve kings, not obscure people.

Proverbs 22:28-29

New International Version

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

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

²⁸No traspases los linderos de antaño
que tus antepasados establecieron.

²⁹Cuando veas alguien que hace bien su trabajo,
no lo verás entre gente de baja condición
sino que estará en presencia de reyes.

²⁸^(A)Do not remove the ancient ^[a]landmark
Which your fathers have set.

²⁹Do you see a man who ^[b]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before ^[c]unknown men.

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