Proverbs 25:7

Come up hither - Our Lord refers to this, see Luke 14:8 ; (note), and the notes there. Be humble; affect not high things; let those who are desperate climb dangerous precipices; keep thyself quiet, and thou shalt live at ease, and in peace. Hear the speech of a wise heathen on this subject: -

Quid fuit, ut tutas agitaret Daedalus alas; Icarus immensas nomine signet aquas?

Nempe quod hic alte, dimissus ille volabat. Nam pennas ambo nonne habuere suas?

Crede mihi; bene qui latuit, bene vixit; et infra Fortunam debet quisque manere suam.

Vive sine invidia; mollesque inglorius annos Exige: amicitias et tibi junge pares