It is fit that an observant man and [one] diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.
LXX2012
Proverbs 22:29
It is fit that an observant man and [one] diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.
Parallel Translations
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
Cross References
1 Kings 11:28Matthew 25:21Proverbs 12:24Matthew 25:23Ecclesiastes 9:10Proverbs 10:4Genesis 41:46Romans 12:111 Kings 10:82 Timothy 4:2
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