Daniel 2:8

The king replied, “I know for certain that you are bargaining for time, inasmuch as you have seen that the command from me is firm,

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

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The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders,

making the most of the opportunity.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”