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Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.
Don’t put yourself forward in the king’s presence;
    don’t take a place among the great.
For it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than be degraded in the presence of a nobleman.

What your eyes have seen,

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remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

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,”(D)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes

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