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Sit thou not down in the highest room.
THEY were ambitious of the highest room in honour of their wisdom. e 1.1 There were three persons invited to a Feast, a Prince, a wise man, and an ordinary person: the wise man sate next to the Prince: being askt by the King why he did so? he answered, because I am a wise man. f 1.2 Janneus the King sitting at table with some of the Nobles of
Persia, Simeon ben Shetah that had been invited, placed himself betwixt the King and Queen, being asked why so? He answered, in the book 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of Ben Sirah it is written 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Exalt wisdom, and she shall exalt thee, and make thee to sit among Princes.
It is much such advice as this of our Saviour's that is given us in Prov. XXV. 7. upon which place we have this passage: g 1.3 R. Aquilah in the name of R. Simeon ben Azzai thus expounds it; go back from thy place two or three seats, and there sit, that they may say unto thee, go up higher, &c.
R. Abuhabh in praesat. ad Ner. 7.
Hieros. B••ra∣coth, fol. 11. 2.
Vaji••r. rab••. fol. 164. 4.