Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 12
[He that is] despised, and has a servant, [is] better than he that honours himself, and lacks bread.
Ordspråksboken 12:9 i olika översättningar
Engelska
KJV (66 books)
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
ASV
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
DRA
Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
FBV
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
GNV
He that is despised, and is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.
JPS
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.
LSV
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant, || Than the self-honored who lacks bread.
NASB
Better is one who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, Than one who honors himself and lacks bread. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
OJB
He that is lightly esteemed, and hath an eved, is better than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh lechem.
RV
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
T4T
It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.
WEB (US)
Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
WEB (UK)
Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honours himself and lacks bread.