Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Proverbs 12:9 >Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.