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Proverbs 12:9
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BSBPD
“Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.”
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