Proverbs 25:6-7 Parallel Bible Translations

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6 Don’t demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great. Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;
7 It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something, 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 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes
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