Proverbs 30:22 - Compare All Versions

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Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations— when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich, when a prostitute is voted “woman of the year,” when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife.

For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat

Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food

a servant who becomes a king, a foolish person who has plenty to eat

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food

a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat

For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food

Under a servant when he reigns, Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food

a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers

when an unfaithful servant becomes a ruler, when a scoundrel comes into great wealth

a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food