Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
In other versions
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
ASV
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
BBE
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
DBY
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
WEB
Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
YLT
Delight is not suitable for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
ENG
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
WBT
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
BSB
In context
8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
