Proverbs 25:5-7

Complete Jewish Bible

⁵ Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.
⁶ Don’t put yourself forward in the king’s presence;
    don’t take a place among the great.
⁷ For it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than be degraded in the presence of a nobleman.