Proverbs 30:22
For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat;
In context
19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, And for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat; 23 For an odious woman when she is married; And an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Compare in other versions
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 30:22 in the NIV
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 30:22 in the ESV
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;