Lux Domini
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

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Interpretation

He that lives in a humble state, who has no one to wait upon him, but gets bread by his own labour, is happier than he that glories in high birth or gay attire, and wants necessaries.

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This thought runs through Proverbs 12:9-10.

Proverbs 12:9 Proverbs 12:10