Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Les présents d'un homme lui élargissent la voie, Et lui donnent accès auprès des grands.
KJV
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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