Proverbs 12:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ It’s better to be unimportant, yet have a servant,
    than to pretend to be important, but lack food.
¹⁰ The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock,
    but even^[a] the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
¹¹ Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat,
    but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense.^[b]