Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2372 [e] חָזִ֡יתָ ḥā-zî-ṯā Do you see V-Qal-Perf-2ms 376 [e] אִ֤ישׁ ׀ ’îš a man N-ms 4106 [e] מָ֘הִ֤יר mā-hîr [who] excels Adj-ms 4399 [e] בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ bim-laḵ-tōw, in his work Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms 6440 [e] לִֽפְנֵֽי־ lip̄-nê- before Prep-l | N-mpc 4428 [e] מְלָכִ֥ים mə-lā-ḵîm kings N-mp 3320 [e] יִתְיַצָּ֑ב yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣāḇ; He will stand V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 1077 [e] בַּל־ bal- not Adv 3320 [e] יִ֝תְיַצֵּב yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣêḇ He will stand V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms 6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֥י lip̄-nê before Prep-l | N-cpc 2823 [e] חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ ḥă-šuk-kîm. unknown [men] Adj-mp   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.

King James Bible
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

a man

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he shall stand that is, he shall have the honour or serving kings; as the phrase denotes mean men.

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