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Proverbs 25:7
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
For better is it that it be said unto thee: ‘Come up hither’, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what (note: Or Even the one) you have seen with your own eyes,