Proverbs 25:7

Come up hither. Hainan sought to make himself powerful in the Persian court. He was quick to ask for royal honors when he thought he was the one to be honored (Esther 6:6-11). Yet he received only the mortification of being required to honor one whom he hated, one who had held back from seeking honor for himself, but who was called up higher by the king as a result of faithful service. Deep chagrin seizes those who have thrust themselves forward into high places in the court and are publicly set back in favor of another (see Luke 14:7-11).