John Trapp on Proverbs 30:29-31

Verſ. 29. There be three things that goe well] And all for our learning, to teach us in our ſeveral ſtations to deport our ſelves in all gravity, maintain our dignity, and ſhew our magnanimity. Only let your converſation bee as becometh the Goſpel of Chriſt, ſaith Paul, Phil. 1.27. There is a [non-Latin text not transcribed], a comlineſſe and ſuitableneſſe of carriage belongs to every calling, and this muſt be carefully kept. Vellem ſi non eſſem Imperator, ſaid Scipio to one that offered him an Harlot, I would, if I were not a General. And remember that thou art a Kings Son, ſaid Menedemus to Antigonus: that will be a retentive to thee from unſeemly practices. Should ſuch a man as I fly? Neh. 6.11. — & Turnum fugientem haec terra videbit? It is a puſilanimity to yeeld ſo much to men: The Lion will not alter his gate, though he dye for it. We ſhould learn regnum in pectore gerere, to be of noble reſolutions. It is a common ſaying amongſt us, Such a man underſtands himſelf well, that is, hee underſtands his place, worth, dignity, and carries himſelf accordingly.