“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”[[179]]
“In all labor there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”[[179]]
Every-Day Maxims
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing.” “The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”[[180]]
“A talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”[[181]]
“He that hath knowledge spareth his words;” but “every fool will be meddling.”[[182]]
“Go not in the way of evil men;” “can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?”[[183]]
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.”[[184]]
“A man that hath friends must show himself friendly.”[[184]]
The whole circle of our obligation to one another is covered by that word of Christ’s, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”[[185]]