Proverbs 12:9-11

New International Reader's Version

⁹Being nobody and having a servant
is better than pretending to be somebody and having no food.

¹⁰Those who do what is right take good care of their animals.
But the kindest acts of those who do wrong are mean.

¹¹Those who farm their land will have plenty of food.
But those who chase dreams have no sense.

Proverbs 12:9-11

New International Version

⁹Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(A)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

¹¹Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.^(B)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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