Catholic Public Domain Version
"Better is a pauper who has what he needs, than someone glorious and in need of bread. "
— Proverbs 12:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
“Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread. ”
“Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.”
“Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.”
“Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.”
“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.”
“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
The words of the impious lie in wait for blood. The mouth of the just shall free them.
Turn from the impious, and they will not be. But the house of the just shall stand firm.
A man will be known by his doctrine. But whoever is vain and heartless will suffer contempt.
Better is a pauper who has what he needs, than someone glorious and in need of bread.
The just one knows the lives of his beasts. But the inner most parts of the impious are cruel.
Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever continually pursues leisure is most foolish. Whoever is soothed by lingering over wine leaves behind contempt in his strongholds.
The desire of the impious is the fortification of what is most wicked. But the root of the just shall prosper.