Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 12:9

9. He that is despised and ‖ hath a servant , is better than he that honoureth himself , and lacketh bread ▪

That liveth in a [illegible: 1+ letters]ean and obscure condition in the World, for such are commonly despised by men of an higher ra[illegible: 1+ letters]k.

Hath but one Servant. Or rather, as it is in the Margent, is Servant to himself, hath none to wait upon him or work for him but himself, that getteth Bread by his own labours.

Is happier.

That glorieth in his high Birth or gay attire.

Wants necessaries for his own sustenance.

Marginal references: Or, is servant to himself. So Gr.