Proverbs 12:9

Proverbs 12:9 The Message (MSG)

Better to be ordinary and work for a living than act important and starve in the process.

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

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

A person who is not important but has a servant is better off than someone who acts important but has no food.

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, Than he who [boastfully] honors himself [pretending to be what he is not] and lacks bread.

Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self-important but have no food.

Just be who you are and work hard for a living, for that’s better than pretending to be important and starving to death.

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.