“Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:”
Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, and do not claim a place among his great men—a warning against presumption before authority, establishing that appropriate deference before the powerful is required. The prohibition suggests a tendency to self-promotion in royal courts. The theological significance involves the principle of humility before those in power.
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