Proverbs 12:9-11

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⁹ It is better to appear unimportant and have a servant than to pretend to be important and have no food.

¹⁰ Good people take good care of their animals, but the wicked know only how to be cruel.^[a]

¹¹ Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.