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Proverbs 22:29

חָ֭זִיתָ אִ֣ישׁ מָהִ֣יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י מְ֝לָכִ֗ים יִתְיַצָּ֥ב בַּל יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃
ḥaziyta ʾiysh mahiyr bimlaʾktvo lipney mlakiym yityaṣab bal yityaṣeb lipney ḥashukiym
King James Version (KJV)

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Modern English

Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

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