...above, that' drowsiness will clothe a man with rags : But seest thou a man diligent in his business : He shall stand before kings : he shall not stand before mean men.' Lastly, ILL COMPANY, is a fatal danger, which thou must decline, as thou wouldest diseases and death....

...bread. If any man will not woi-k, neither should be eat." " Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." " Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord lo." Contentment. " Give me neither...

...abundant rewards. " 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." The pleasure, the independence, and the power arising from knowledge, are the rewards of intellectual...

...Let the answer be given in the language of Scripture. " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. In all labour there is profit, and be that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread. In the morning...

...diligence, and often put him in mind of these words : " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." (Remarkables of Dr. I. Mather, p. 1-5.) " He entered Harvard college at the age of twelve years. When...

...the ancient s landmark, which thy fathers have let. 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall choose ; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feas •>;> When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, At* Consider diligently what it before thee : 2 And put...

...diminished ; but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 7 Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. 8 The hand of the diligent maketh rich ; but the soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing. 9...

...business continued as indefatigable as it was necessary. My original habits of frugality continued, and my father having, among his instructions to me...before mean men ;' I thence considered industry as a mean of obtaining distinction, which encouraged me ; though I did not think I should e^jer literally...

...,,. ,., THE LIFE AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS OF BENJAMINFRANKLIN GREATLY EXTENDED AND IMPROVED. SKEST THOU A MAN DILIGENT IN HIS CALLING, HE SHALL STAND...BEFORE KINGS, HE SHALL NOT STAND BEFORE MEAN MEN.— —PROVERBS OY SOLOMON. EDINBURGH: PUBLISHED BY- WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS; AND WS ORR AND COMPANY,...

...tribute. "The soul of (lie diligent shall be made fat." " Seest thon a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." " Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit ' serving the Lord.'' " We hear that there are some which...