richmahn_en_tn/pro/22/28.md

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# 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]]