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Човекът е хвален според разума му, а този с развратено сърце ще бъде презиран.

(A)По-добре човек да е малко зачитан, но да има слуга, отколкото да претендира да бъде почитан, а да няма хляб.

10 (B)Праведникът се грижи за живота на добитъка си, а сърцето на нечестивите е жестоко.

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A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped(A) mind is despised.

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(B)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
(A)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

(B)Better is the one who is [a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

10 (C)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed