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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)