King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 22:29
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].