 | William Morrison Engles - 1845 - 204 Seiten
...restored to my forfeited honours and possessions. INDUSTRY. SEEST thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1845 - 268 Seiten
...be rebuked in vain by the spider, the ant, and the bee. Seesf thou a man diligent in his bus-ittess, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. LECTURE II. Providing for litmnst things, not only in the sight »f the Lord, but al«o in the sight... | |
 | Charles Bridges - 1847 - 574 Seiten
...the truth," and consistent witnesses of its power ! 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. Seest thou a man ? He is marked out for our special notice.' And who is it? A man diligent in his business... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 Seiten
...the diligent maketh rich," Prov. x. ; and that other, " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men," Prov. xxii. Then his poverty is his crime as well as his calamity ; he must redeem himself from this... | |
 | 1847 - 814 Seiten
...subscribers take their choice. It was said by Franklin, •" Seeat tliou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings : he shall not stand before mean men.' This is true. I have tstood in the presence of five kings and once had the honor of dining w ith one."... | |
 | Dagobert D. Runes - 2001 - 308 Seiten
...Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set, Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 2002 - 680 Seiten
...having, among his instructions to 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 me,... | |
 | Joseph Symson - 2002 - 954 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Kevin B. MacDonald - 2002 - 599 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Kermit F. Franklin - 2002 - 122 Seiten
...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... | |
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