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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:9

Commentary on Proverbs 12:9

(Read Proverbs 12:9)

He that lives in a humble state, who has no one to wait upon him, but gets bread by his own labour, is happier than he that glories in high birth or gay attire, and wants necessaries.