Commentary for Proverbs 12:9
ט֣וֹב נִ֭קְלֶה וְעֶ֣בֶד ל֑וֹ מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם׃
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.
Rashi on Proverbs
Better is he who is lightly esteemed in his own eyes and became a slave to himself
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Rashi on Proverbs
that one who is honored in his own eyes and says, “It is disgraceful for me to toil at labor, for I am one of the great men,”—he will ultimately lack bread.
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