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{Proverbs 12:9} [He that is] despised, 7034 z8737 and hath a servant, 5650 [is] better 2896 than he that honoureth y3513 z8693 himself, x4480 x3513 and lacketh 2638 bread. 3899
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etc. Or, rather, as in the old translation "He that is despised, and is his own servant, is better than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread;" with which the versions generally agree. That is, it is better to be in lowness and obscurity, and to support oneself by manual labour, than to want the necessaries of life, through a foolish vanity, or the pride of birth, which refuses to labour.
despised:
"There isª that maketh himself rich,ª° yet [hath] nothing:¹¹ [there is] that maketh himself poor,ª° yet² [hath] greatª riches.ª" {Prv 13:7} + "Forª whosoeverª exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 14:11}

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