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Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king,
    and do not stand in the place of great men;
for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
    than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
    whom your eyes have seen.

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Do not promote yourself before the king,
    and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
    than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,

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27 It is not good to eat much honey;
    so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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27 To eat much honey is not good,
    nor is seeking one’s honor[a] honorable.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 Hebrew “their honor”