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³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

⁶Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
⁷For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
²⁷It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

¹²And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

⁷And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
⁸When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
⁹And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
¹⁰But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
¹¹For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹²For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
¹⁸For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

¹¹I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

¹⁰Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: