Bede, on Prov 22:29

“Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.”

“Do you see a man quick in his work, etc. Whomever you see quick in his work, that is, in his good work, which was his duty to do, diligent and attentive, know that he will stand in the presence of the apostles in the day of the last examination, who will sit with Christ to judge the world, because he kept their commands and avoided the error of the ignoble doctors, that is, he will not be placed at the left hand of the judge.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.