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.
Read midrashic interpretation of Proverbs 12:9: and classical rabbinic exegesis.