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# General Information:
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These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](./20.md)).
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# ancient
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very old
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# boundary stone
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a large stone that shows where one person's land ends and another person's land begins
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# fathers
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ancestors
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# Do you see a man skilled at his work?
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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]])
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# stand before
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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]]) |