居卑而自役、愈於自大而乏食、

被人轻贱，却有仆人，强如自尊，缺少食物。

被人藐视，但有自己仆人的，胜过妄自尊大，却缺乏食物。

被人藐视，但有自己仆人的，胜过妄自尊大，却缺乏食物。

地位卑微却有仆人，胜过自高却饿肚子。

被人轻看却有仆人的人，胜过自尊自大却缺少食物的人。

人受蔑视却有自己的奴仆，好过自尊自大却缺乏粮食。

被人輕賤，卻有僕人，強如自尊，缺少食物。

被人藐視，但有自己僕人的，勝過妄自尊大，卻缺乏食物。

被人藐視，但有自己僕人的，勝過妄自尊大，卻缺乏食物。

地位卑微卻有僕人，勝過自高卻餓肚子。

被人輕看卻有僕人的人，勝過自尊自大卻缺少食物的人。

地位輕微、而自己有農產物，勝過自尊自大、而缺少食糧。

人受蔑視卻有自己的奴僕，好過自尊自大卻缺乏糧食。

居卑而有役、愈於自大而乏食、

好自尊大者、飲食匱乏、不如居卑勤操作。

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

Being nobody and having a servant is better than pretending to be somebody and having no food.

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.

Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self important but have no food.

Better to be disregarded, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food.

Better is one who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, Than one who honors himself and lacks bread.

Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

Better to be dishonored, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food.

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

Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

因自高者將降為卑、自卑者將升為高也、○

有自顯為富者而一無所有、有自稱為貧者而廣有貲財、