...to secure prosperity. " The hand of the diligent maketh rich."* " Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men."t " The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing ; but the soul of the diligent shall he...

...man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings ; He shall not stand before mean men. I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding, And, lo....

...plentcousness ; but of every one that is hasty, only to want. xxii. 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. xxxi. 27. A good wife eateth not the bread of idleness. Eccl. v. 12. The sleep of a labouring man is...

...poet : "Improbus labor omnia vincit" — or by the higher authority of Heaven's inspired record: " Seest thou a man diligent in business ? he shall stand...before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." In Poetry — to pass by HOMER and HESIOD — where else can you find the deep breathing pathos of...

...nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Pr. 22. 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Ec. 5. 12. The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much. Ep. 4. 28. Let him...

...16:32). Business, not military skill, is the route to influence: "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men" (Prov. 22:29). Neusner (1987, 162-163) finds that the affective program of the rabbis during the classical...

...visions He has given us. We can expect nothing unless we are diligent. "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men," (Proverbs 22:29) "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must...

...must have taxed even his wisdom. b. Those He Should Receive (22:29) "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." Abraham Lincoln stood before kings and we can never learn enough about him. He was born in 1809 in...

...Exact and Industrious Tradesman': Joseph Symson of Kendal (1650-1731) Seest thou a Man diligent in his Business? He shall stand before Kings, he shall not stand before mean Men. The Letter Book This book's eponymous hero is an old man, who lived in a small town located on the...

...me when a boy, frequently repeated a proverb of Solomon, " Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction, which encourag'd...