When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding - `and,' as is implied, 'art taking thy place at the wedding-feast.' Our Lord, as Bengel remarks, avoids the appearance of personality by this delicate allusion to a different kind of entertainment from this of His present host.
Sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;