"If thou art in the council hall, standing and sitting until thy going
[forward], that hath been commanded for thee on the earliest day: go not
away if thou art kept back, while the face is attentive to him who
entereth and reporteth, and the place of him who is summoned is
broad.[293] The council hall is according to rule, and all its method
according to measure. It is God that promoteth position; it is not done
to those who are ready of elbows."