Parallel PRO 22:29

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BSB  ⇔ Do you see a man skilled in his work?
⇔ He will be stationed in the presence of kings;
⇔ he will not stand before obscure men.

OEB Do you see a man expert in his business?
⇔ He will stand in the presence of kings.
⇔ but before obscure men he will not stand.

WEB  ⇔ Do you see a man skilled in his work?
⇔ He will serve kings.
⇔ He won’t serve obscure men.

NET Do you see a person skilled in his work?
 ⇔ He will take his position before kings;
 ⇔ he will not take his position before obscure people.

LSV Have you seen a man speedy in his business? He stations himself before kings,
He does not station himself before obscure men!

FBV If you see someone skilled in what they do, they'll work for kings and not for ordinary people.

T4T Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully:
⇔ They will quit working for ordinary people
⇔ and will start working for kings
⇔ because the kings will want people like that to work for them.

LEB  •  before kings, he will serve; •  he will not serve before the commoners.

BBE Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

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

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

DRA Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

YLT Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

DBY Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

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

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

KJB Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.[fn]
  (Seest thou/you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.)

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BB Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people?
  (Seest thou/you not that they which be diligent in their businesse stand before kings, and not among the simple people?)

GNV Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

CB Seist thou not, yt they which be diligent in their busines stonde before kynges, and not amonge the symple people?
  (Seist thou/you not, it they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the symple people?)

WYC Thou hast seyn a man smert in his werk; he schal stonde bifore kyngis, and he schal not be bifor vnnoble men.
  (Thou hast seen a man smert in his werk; he shall stand before kings, and he shall not be before unnoble men.)

LUT Siehest du einen Mann endelich in seinem Geschäfte, der wird vor den Königen stehen und wird nicht vor den Unedlen stehen.
  (Siehest you a man endelich in seinem Geschäfte, the becomes before/in_front_of the kingen stehen and becomes not before/in_front_of the Unedlen stehen.)

CLV Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles.][fn]
  (Vidisti virum velocem in opere suo? coram regibus stabit, but_not will_be before ignobiles.])

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BRN It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

BrLXX Ὁρατικὸν ἄνδρα καὶ ὀξὺν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ βασιλεῦσι δεῖ παρεστάναι, καὶ μὴ παρεστάναι ἀνδράσι νωθροῖς.
  (Horatikon andra kai oxun en tois ergois autou basileusi dei parestanai, kai maʸ parestanai andrasi nōthrois. )