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Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen(A)

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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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Footnotes

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

27 It is not good to eat much honey
    or to seek honor on top of honor.(A)

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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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Footnotes

  1. 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory