Proverbs 30:22
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;
In context
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: 22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; 23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
24 Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: 25 the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:22 in the KJV
For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat;
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 30:22 in the NIV
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,