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.

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A man is praised because of his wise words,
    but the perverted mind[a] will be despised.
It’s better to be unimportant, yet have a servant,
    than to pretend to be important, but lack food.

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  1. Proverbs 12:8 Lit. heart

23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.(B)

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23 A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself,[a]
    but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 12:23 The Heb. lacks to himself