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

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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27 It is not good to eat too much honey(A)
or to seek glory after glory.[a](B)

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Notas al pie

  1. 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)

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