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Proverbs 12:9
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9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

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Proverbs 12:9
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9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

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Proverbs 12:9
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9 (A)Better is the one who is [a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

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  1. Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed
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