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Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
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| Proverbs 12:9 | |
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| Hebrew | טוב נקלה ועבד לו ממתכבד וחסר־לחם׃ |
| Greek | κρεισσων ανηρ εν ατιμια δουλευων εαυτω η τιμην εαυτω περιτιθεις και προσδεομενος |
| Latin | Melior est pauper et sufficiens sibi quam gloriosus et indigens pane. |
| KJV | He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. |
| WEB | Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread. |
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