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Proverbs 30:22
A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
Proverbs 30:22 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 30:22 in other translations
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
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In context
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.
20 This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
21 For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
22 A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
23 A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
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