Proverbs 12:8-10

Jubilee Bible 2000

⁸ ¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

⁹ ¶ He that despises himself and becomes a slave is better than he that honours himself and lacks bread.

¹⁰ ¶ The righteous is merciful even unto his beast, but the piety of the wicked is cruel.