KJV:
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
NASB:
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
KJV:
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
NASB:
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,
KJV:
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
NASB:
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
KJV:
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
NASB:
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
KJV:
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
NASB:
Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;
KJV:
For 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.
NASB:
For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
KJV:
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
NASB:
The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
KJV:
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
NASB:
Like a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.