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Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
for (A)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

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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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