Proverbs 30:22
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
In context
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: 22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, 23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: 25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up 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;
- 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;