“Do you see a man quick in his work, etc. Whomever you see quick in his work, that is, in his good work, which was his duty to do, diligent and attentive, know that he will stand in the presence of the apostles in the day of the last examination, who will sit with Christ to judge the world, because he kept their comman…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs
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29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.