Proverbs 22:29

29. Diligent Quick, active, prompt, skilled in business. Such a man will attract the attention of those above him rulers, princes, kings; and he will be called into the public service he will not remain in the service of mean (common or obscure) men. The form of the verb is forcible: He shall take his stand, or present himself, before kings. It has been said, “Of all the qualities which kings look to and regard in the choice of their servants, that of energy and dispatch in business is the most acceptable. There is no other virtue which does not present some shadow of offence to the minds of kings. Expedition in the execution of their commands is the only one which contains nothing that is not acceptable.”