en_tn_condensed/pro/22/28.md

General Information:

These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).

ancient

very old

boundary stone

a large stone that shows where one person's land ends and another person's land begins

fathers

ancestors

Do you see a man skilled at his work?

This rhetorical question is actually a command. AT: "Think of someone you know who is skilled at his work" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

stand before

This represents becoming a servant of the important person. Kings and other important people will think so highly of him that they will use his services. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)