ט֣וֹב נִ֭קְלֶה וְעֶ֣בֶד ל֑וֹ מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם׃
Mieux vaut être dédaigné et posséder un esclave, que de faire le grand et manquer de pain.
Rashi on Proverbs
Better is he who is lightly esteemed in his own eyes and became a slave to himself
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.