Zhēnyán 25:6

6 Búyào zaì wáng miànqián wàng zì zūn dà . búyào zaì dà rén de wèi shang zhàn lì .

Zhēnyán 25:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king
Intrude not thyself into his presence; or rush not into it in a rude and irreverent way; or be not ambitious to be a courtier: or "do not appear glorious", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; or "honour thyself"

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 as the word signifies; do not appear too gay at court, or make too splendid an appearance, above thy fortune and station; and which may seem to vie with and outdo the king himself, which will not be well taken; princes love not to be equalled, and much less excelled; and stand not in the place of great [men];
where the king's family or his nobles should stand, his ministers and counsellors of state, and those that wait upon him.
F1 (rdhtt la) "ne tibi assumas honorem", Cocceius; "ne honores teipsum", Michaelis; "ne magnificum te facias", Schultens; "ne magnifices te", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus.

Zhēnyán 25:6 In-Context

4 Chú qù yínzi de zhā zǐ , jiù yǒu yínzi chūlai , yín jiàng néng yǐ zuò qìmǐn .

5 Chú qù wáng miànqián de è rén , guó wèi jiù kào gōngyì jiān lì .

6 Búyào zaì wáng miànqián wàng zì zūn dà . búyào zaì dà rén de wèi shang zhàn lì .

7 Néngkĕ yǒu rén shuō , qǐng nǐ shang lái , jiàng rú zaì nǐ jìn jiàn de wáng zǐ miànqián , jiào nǐ tuì xià .

8 Búyào mào shī chū qù yǔ rén zhēngjing , miǎndé zhì zhōng beì tā xiūrǔ , nǐ jiù bù zhīdào zĕnyàng xíng le .