King James Version (KJV) - Proverbs 12:9 >

[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS1917) - Proverbs 12:9 >

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.