Proverbs 25:7-9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷for it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here! ’
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.^[a]^(A)

⁸Don’t take a matter to court hastily.^(B)
Otherwise, what will you do afterwards
if your opponent^[b] humiliates you?
⁹Make your case with your opponent
without revealing another’s secret;^(C)