Proverbs 30:22
“For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when hee is filled with meate:”
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Proverbs 30:22 Context
20Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I haue done no wickednesse. 21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for foure which it cannot beare: 22For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when hee is filled with meate: 23For an odious woman when shee is married, and an handmayd that is heire to her mistresse. 24There be foure things which are little vpon the earth; but they are exceeding wise:
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For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
- King James Version
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
- New American Standard Version (1995)