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16 The gift of a person will open doors for him,
    and before the great, it gives him access.

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16 A person’s gift opens doors[a] for him
and brings him before the great.(A)

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  1. 18:16 Lit gift makes room

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