Saying 5

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

Saying 6

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

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28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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

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

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

29 Do 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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:28 boundary
  2. Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
  3. Proverbs 22:29 obscure