Bible in Basic English
"He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread."
— Proverbs 12:9, Bible in Basic English
“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.
He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.