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Proverbs 12:9
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ δουλεύων ἑαυτῷ, ἢ τιμὴν ἑαυτῷ περιτιθεὶς καὶ προσδεόμενος ἄρτου.
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.