richmahn_en_tn/pro/22/28.md

# General Information:

These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](./20.md)).

# 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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]