Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Si tu vois un homme habile dans son ouvrage, Il se tient auprès des rois; Il ne se tient pas auprès des gens obscurs.
KJV
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 171 (Migne)
o Sapientia: «Vidisti virum velocem in operibus suis, coram regibus stabit, nec erit ante ignobiles (Prov. XXII, 29) .» Quantus est vir iste! Qualis est hic dives, qui velox in opere stat coram regibus tantum, non coram ignobilibus, quia non videtur nisi a sapiente, cujus oculi i…
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