Verb
kneel before (third-person singular simple present kneels before, present participle kneeling before, simple past and past participle knelt before)
(transitive) to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate
Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to. Joe Lieberman
I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see. Brandon Boyd
I would be a drudge now, among the tents, and I would kneel before the warriors, and run from them when they shouted at me. I would be a woman, as women were reckoned in this place, a half-souled, witless animal, created to bear and pleasure men: an afterthought of the god. Tanith Lee
Stand before your god, bow before your king, kneel before your man. Terry Pratchett
Dismount and kneel before me, that I may strike off your head with fullest ease. You shall die in this tragic golden light of sunset. Jack Vance
Go with the powerful and people will kneel before you. Palestinian Proverb