Do you seea manskilledin his work?He will standbeforekings;He will not standbeforeobscuremen.
Then Pharaohsaidto his servants,"Can we finda manlike this,in whomis a divinespirit?"
Now Josephwas thirtyyearsoldwhen he stoodbeforePharaoh,kingof Egypt.And Josephwentout from the presenceof Pharaohand wentthroughallthe landof Egypt.
"The landof Egyptis at your disposal;settleyour fatherand your brothersin the bestof the land,let them livein the landof Goshen;and ifyou knowanycapablemenamong them, then putthem in chargeof my livestock."
And they tookup Asaheland buriedhim in his father'stombwhichwas in Bethlehem.Then Joaband his menwentallnightuntil the day dawnedat Hebron.
"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continually[and] hearyour wisdom.
Now the manJeroboamwas a valiantwarrior,and when Solomonsawthat the youngmanwas industrious,he appointedhim over allthe forcedlaborof the houseof Joseph.
Thesewere the pottersand the inhabitantsof Netaimand Gederah;they livedtherewith the kingfor his work.
Pooris he who workswith a negligenthand,But the handof the diligentmakesrich.
The handof the diligentwill rule,But the slack[hand] will be put to forcedlabor.
Whenyou sitdownto dinewith a ruler,Considercarefullywhatis beforeyou,
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
The kingtalkedwith them, and out of them allnot one was foundlike Daniel,Hananiah,Mishaeland Azariah;so they enteredthe king'spersonalservice.
youthsin whomwas nodefect,who were good-looking,showingintelligencein every[branch of] wisdom,endowedwith understandingand discerningknowledge,and whohad abilityfor servingin the king'scourt;and [he ordered him] to teachthem the literatureand languageof the Chaldeans.
"His mastersaidto him, 'Well done,goodand faithfulslave.You were faithfulwith a few things,I will put you in chargeof many things;enterinto the joyof your master.'
not lagging behindin diligence,ferventin spirit,servingthe Lord;
preachthe word;be readyin season[and] out of season;reprove,rebuke,exhort,with greatpatienceand instruction.
Then Davidcameto Sauland attendedhim; and Saul lovedhim greatly,and he becamehis armorbearer.
When the wordswhichDavidspokewere heard,they told[them] to Saul,and he sentfor him.
