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Be not forward (self-assertive and boastfully ambitious) in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;

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Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;

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For better it is that it should be said to you, Come up here, than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whose eyes have seen you.(A)

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it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes

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