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

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。

居卑而自役、愈於自大而乏食、

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have 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.

All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

Some people pretend to be rich but have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but have great wealth.